Overview Test 2 Terms Flashcards
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History
the study of past events, particularly in human affairs.
Economics
the branch of knowledge concerned with the production, consumption, and transfer of wealth.
Geography
the study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the distribution of populations and resources, land use, and industries.
Government
the governing body of a nation, state, or community.
Citizenship
the fact or status of being a citizen of a particular place
Intermediate
coming between two things in time, place, order, character, etc.
Cardinal
of the greatest importance; fundamental.
Culture
the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively.
Equator
an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the parallel of latitude 0°.
Latitude
the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth’s equator
Longitude
the angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian at Greenwich, England, or west of the standard meridian of a celestial object, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.
Prime Meridian
a planet’s meridian adopted as the zero of longitude.
Tropic of Cancer/Capricorn
Its Southern Hemisphere counterpart, marking the most southerly position at which the Sun can be directly overhead, is the Tropic of Capricorn. These tropics are two of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the Earth, besides the Arctic and Antarctic Circles and the Equator.
International Date Line
imaginary line that goes north and south through the Pacific Ocean, one day is on the east side of the line and the following day is on the west side.
Map Use
Different ways to show places by adding textures or colors
ArticandAntarcticCircles
Imaginary circle around the Earth about three-quarters of the way from the equator to the North Pole. North of this line is the “Land of the Midnight Sun,” where the sun never sets on the summer solstice. Note: The Arctic Circle corresponds to the Antarctic Circle in the Southern Hemisphere
Physical
of or relating to the body as opposed to the mind
Political
of or relating to the government or the public affairs of a country.
Cartogram
a map on which statistical information is shown in diagrammatic form.
Thematic Map
type of map especially designed to show a particular theme connected with a specific geographic area. These maps can portray physical, social, political culture economic, sociological, agricultural, or any other aspects of a city, state, region, nation, or continent
Qualitative
relating to, measuring, or measured by the quality of something rather than its quantity.
Cloropleth Map
is a thematic map in which areas are shaded or patterned in proportion to the measurement of the statistical variable being displayed on the map, such as population density
Absolute Loation
however, is a term with little real meaning, since any location must be expressed relative to something else. For example, longitude is the number of degrees east or west of the Prime Meridian, a line arbitrarily chosen to pass through Greenwich, London.
Relative Location
Relative location is a location stated in terms of its distance and direction from another location. It contrasts with absolute location, or location based on a general coordinate system. Relative location is by far the most common way of locating places and things in casual use.
