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Thematic Maps

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gives specific information about a place, easy to understand

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Topographic Maps

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uses symbols to show a variety of features

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Mercator Maps

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for navigation charts (gives true compass bearings between points), greatly distorts land masses

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Winkel Tripel

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standard world reference map, compromises between all types of distortion

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General Purpose Maps

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Scale

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shows the relationship between the distance a map and the actual distance on the surface

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Large Scale=

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large detail

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Small Scale=

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small detail

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Drainage Basin

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depressed area into which rivers flow, 6 around NA

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Continental Divide

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raised or elevated land separating where water drains (mountain ranges)

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River source

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a place where a river begins (at continental divides, cleanest water here).

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River mouth

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place where river ends or enters a larger body of water

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Tributary

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smaller river that contributes water into a larger river, e.g.) Assiniboine into Red River

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Delta

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triangular piece of land near a river thats rich in sediment e.g.) nile delta

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Watershed

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land which drains into drainage basin

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Atlas

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book of maps

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Gazetteer

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an alphabetical list of place found at back of Atlas

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GPS

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orbiting satellites provide navigation data around the clock. Satellites send radio signals to Earth and a GPS uses that to calculate its latitude and longitude

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Cartography

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study and practice of making maps combining science, aesthetics, and technique

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Map projection

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when features of a globe are transferred onto a flat surface

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Alphanumeric Grid

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uses letters and numbers to identify squares on a grid pattern. often used on road maps

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Compass Points

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the directions on a compass rose

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Compass Rose

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shows directions and bearings

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Compass Bearings

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the degrees on a compass rose (measured clockwise from north)

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Prime Meridian
line of longitude at 0 degrees
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Equator
line of latitude at 0 degrees
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International Date Line
runs between the north and south poles, generally follows the 180 degree line of latitude through the Pacific Ocean
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East of Greenwich
add one hour
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West of Greenwich
subtract one hour for every time zone passed
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Time Zones
- 24 hours in a day=24 time zones - each time zone is 15 degrees (1 hour) apart - China has only 1 time zone when it should have 5 - Earth rotates 360 degrees in 24 hours, must turn 15 degrees of longitude in 1 hour
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Latitude and Longitude
lines that form an invisible grid around the Earth
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Latitude
-parallel, circle the globe from east to west, all lines are about 69 miles apart (60 min within each degree), measures places north and south of the equator
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Longitude
not parallel, intersect north and south poles, measure from east to west of Prime Meridian
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Standard Time
every place within a time zone that has the same time
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Legend
explains meaning of colours and symbols on a map
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Famine
temporary situation in which an area is unable to feed its people
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Starvation
extreme form of hunger in which the body beings to consume its own proteins and resultantly loses mass
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Malnutrition
condition in which health is harmed by an unbalanced diet
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Undernutrition
form of malnutrition caused by a dietary lack of vital nutrients in the quantity needed for the body to develop and function properly
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Productivity
the capacity to generate goods or services that have an economic value
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Selective Breeding
keeping seeds or stock that is better and getting rid of which is not beneficial for food production
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GMO
genetically modified organism, organisms whose genetic structure has been changed to give them desirable characteristics
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High Yield
the development of crops, such as corn, specifically bred to replace lower-yielding native crops
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Green Revolution
development of the second half of the 20th century of high-yielding crops of wheat and rice that lead to increased harvest, especially in developing countries
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Subsistence
growing food only for one's immediate family
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Cash crop
growing food for the business of selling it
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Intensive
small amounts of land and lots of labour
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Extensive
large amounts of land with little labour
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Transgenic
organisms who's genetic material has been altered
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Renewable Resource
farmland which is taken care of and continually produces crops annually
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Agribusiness
co-ops, private, or public companies growing food for profit
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Vertical Integration
combination of one company of 2 or more stages of production normally operated by separate companies
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Growing Season
number of frost free days when crops can grow
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Mechanization
process where machines take over the work of animals and humans
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Sustainable
farming that doesn't harm the environment
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Contour Plowing
plow across field instead of up and down
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No-till cropping
method in which stubble from previous year's crops form a cover holding soil in place, protecting it from wind erosion
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Fertilizers
chemicals to help promote the growth of plants
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Herbicides
chemical designed to kill undesirable plants
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Pesticides
chemicals to kill unwanted pests in crops
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Organic Material
organisms grown without the use of chemicals
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Heavy Metals
metals that can be toxic to lifeforms because they stay in the body for a long time
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Genes
genetic info. that modifies the specific characteristics of an organism
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Income
how much money you earn from your job
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Thresher
machine that separates grain from plants by beating
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Urbanization
more people leave countryside to live in cities
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Whole apple
planet earth
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3/4
all water on earth
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1/4
all land on earth
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1/8
uninhabitable and unarable land
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other 1/8
habitable land
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3/32
habitable but unarable land
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1/32
arable land
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1/32 peel
topsoil
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Irrigation
science of taking water and moving it for farms
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Aquifer
underground source of water (like a sponge-sand and gravel)

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