KQ2

Question 1

Mental Map

Answer 1

A personal visualization of spatial information

Question 2

Daylight Savings

Answer 2

Turning clocks back when cold weather approaches

Question 3

Time Zone

Answer 3

Region of the globe that observes a uniform standard time for legal, commercial, and social purposes

Question 4

Latitude

Answer 4

(parallels) Imaginary lines running east to west for west to east

Question 5

Longitude

Answer 5

(meridians) Imaginary lines running north to south or south to north

Question 6

Parallel

Answer 6

Lines that indicate latitude

Question 7

Prime Meridian

Answer 7

Famous line of longitude. Divides Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres

Question 8

Map Scale

Answer 8

Map scale refers to the relationship, or ratio, between distance on a map and the corresponding distance on the ground

Question 9

Projection

Answer 9

Projection is a scientific method of transferring locations on Earth’s surface to a flat map

Question 10

Absolute Location

Answer 10

Exact point on Earth (latitude & longitude)

Question 11

Relative Location

Answer 11

Describe location in relation to something else

Question 12

Geographic Grid

Answer 12

System of imaginary arcs drawn in a grid pattern on Earth’s surface.

Question 13

Cartography

Answer 13

science of map making

Question 14

We use mental maps for…

Answer 14

Finding our way from point A to B, organizing and storing information, a way to make meaning

Question 15

Ways projections can be distorted

Answer 15

1. ) Shape of an area can be distorted.
2. )Distance between points may become increased or decreased.
3. ) Relative size of different areas can be altered.
4. ) Direction between points can be distorted.