Chapter 1 Vocabulary Key Issues 1-2 Flashcards
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A specific point on Earth distinguished by a particular character.
Place
An area distinguished by a unique
combination of trends or features.
Region
Generally, the relationship between
the portion of Earth being studied and Earth as a whole; specifically, the relationship between the size of an object on a map and the size of the actual feature on Earth’s surface.
Scale
The physical gap or interval between
two objects.
Space
Relationships among people and
objects across the barrier of space.
Connections
A two dimensional, or flat,
representation of Earth’s surface or a portion of it.
Map
The science of making maps
Cartography
A system that determines the precise position of something on Earth through a series of satellites, tracking stations and receivers.
Global
Positioning System
(GPS)
Actions or processes that involve the
entire world and result in making
something worldwide in scope.
Globalization
A computer system that stores,
organizes, analyzes, and displays
geographic data.
Geographic
Information System
(GIS)
The acquisition of data about Earth’s
surface from a satellite orbiting the
planet or from other long distance
methods
Remote sensing
A map that overlays data from one
source on top of a map provided by a mapping service
Mashup
The relationship between the size of an object on a map and the size of the actual feature on Earth’s surface.
Map scale
The system used to transfer locations from Earth’s surface to a flat map
Projection
An arc drawn on a map between the North and South poles.
Meridian/
longitude
A circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and at right angles to the meridians
Parallel/latitude
The meridian, designated as 0°
longitude, passes through the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, England.
Prime Meridian
The time in that zone encompasses the
prime meridian, or 0° longitude.
Greenwich
Mean Time
An arc that follows 180° longitude. When you cross the Line heading east (towardAmerica), the clock moves back 24 hours, or one entire day. When you go
west (toward Asia), the calendar movesahead one day.
International
Date Line
The position of anything on Earth’s surface
Location
The name given to a portion of Earth’s surface
Toponym
The physical character of a place
Site
The location of a place relative to another place.
Situation
Fashioning of a natural landscape by a
cultural group.
Cultural landscape
