Reading Maps
... • Maps are selective views of reality • Size of the map relative to reality (scale) • What’s on the map (symbolization) • Shape of the map (projection) ...
... • Maps are selective views of reality • Size of the map relative to reality (scale) • What’s on the map (symbolization) • Shape of the map (projection) ...
AP Human Geography Notes
... • Distance can be regarded in both absolute and relative terms like scale and location – Linear absolute distance can be measured as Euclidean distance, the straight line of distance from one point to another ...
... • Distance can be regarded in both absolute and relative terms like scale and location – Linear absolute distance can be measured as Euclidean distance, the straight line of distance from one point to another ...
Map Skills Vocabulary Term Definition
... Imaginary lines going north to south measuring how far east or west from the prime meridian a location is ...
... Imaginary lines going north to south measuring how far east or west from the prime meridian a location is ...
Name
... 29. How can you tell steep elevations from gentle elevations on a topographic map? Contour lines appear closer together indicating a steep slope. If the land is flat or the slope is gentle, contour lines are space farther apart. 30. What two symbols are used to indicate a bench mark (or exact elevat ...
... 29. How can you tell steep elevations from gentle elevations on a topographic map? Contour lines appear closer together indicating a steep slope. If the land is flat or the slope is gentle, contour lines are space farther apart. 30. What two symbols are used to indicate a bench mark (or exact elevat ...
MATH 8 - Humble ISD
... I can pose and answer geographic questions, including: Where is it located? Why is it there? What is significant about its location? How is its location related to the location of other people, places, and environments? I can estimate distances using map scale. ...
... I can pose and answer geographic questions, including: Where is it located? Why is it there? What is significant about its location? How is its location related to the location of other people, places, and environments? I can estimate distances using map scale. ...
Ch. 1 Tools of Geography Study Guide
... (Where a parallel of latitude & meridian of longitude meet). 2. ___________________ ___________________ Where a place is located compared to another place. 3. __________________ ______________________ Way of showing the round Earth on a flat surface. 4. ______________________ A change in shape, size ...
... (Where a parallel of latitude & meridian of longitude meet). 2. ___________________ ___________________ Where a place is located compared to another place. 3. __________________ ______________________ Way of showing the round Earth on a flat surface. 4. ______________________ A change in shape, size ...
The 5 Themes of Geography - Effingham County Schools
... • To help us find our location on the earth easier, we break our earth down into parts, or hemisphere’s. We divide our planet into North and South halves, OR into East and West halves. • Which 2 hemisphere’s do we live in? ...
... • To help us find our location on the earth easier, we break our earth down into parts, or hemisphere’s. We divide our planet into North and South halves, OR into East and West halves. • Which 2 hemisphere’s do we live in? ...
UNIT 1 Studying Geography and Introduction to Early History
... • Because Earth is a 3D sphere and maps are flat (2D), the size and shape of features get distorted, or stretched. • Globes are most accurate, but not as handy as maps. • There are different MAP PROJECTIONS that work best for what geographers want to study. • The photos on page 4 of your Interactive ...
... • Because Earth is a 3D sphere and maps are flat (2D), the size and shape of features get distorted, or stretched. • Globes are most accurate, but not as handy as maps. • There are different MAP PROJECTIONS that work best for what geographers want to study. • The photos on page 4 of your Interactive ...
The 5 Themes of Geography
... places by different names, but our Earth doesn’t know that! o Pennsylvania and New Jersey are not physically very different. We are part of the same “region” even though we are called by two different names. We have similar climates (weather) and similar types of land. We even share some important l ...
... places by different names, but our Earth doesn’t know that! o Pennsylvania and New Jersey are not physically very different. We are part of the same “region” even though we are called by two different names. We have similar climates (weather) and similar types of land. We even share some important l ...
geographers_toolkit ppt
... – Often other features are shown on road maps such as parks, hospitals, and tourist attractions – Can be both small scale (a country map) and large scale (a city map) ...
... – Often other features are shown on road maps such as parks, hospitals, and tourist attractions – Can be both small scale (a country map) and large scale (a city map) ...
Slide 1
... – Often other features are shown on road maps such as parks, hospitals, and tourist attractions – Can be both small scale (a country map) and large scale (a city map) ...
... – Often other features are shown on road maps such as parks, hospitals, and tourist attractions – Can be both small scale (a country map) and large scale (a city map) ...
Part III Practice Multiple Choice
... d. The relationship between the length of an object on a map and that feature on the landscape 12. The degrees and minutes that are measured north and south of the equator are called lines of: c. The Prime Meridian a. Latitude b. Longitude d. Physical geography 13. The degrees and minutes that are m ...
... d. The relationship between the length of an object on a map and that feature on the landscape 12. The degrees and minutes that are measured north and south of the equator are called lines of: c. The Prime Meridian a. Latitude b. Longitude d. Physical geography 13. The degrees and minutes that are m ...
Geocoding and Georeferencing
... The Earth is slightly flattened, such that the distance between the Poles is about 1 part in 300 less than the diameter at the Equator The Earth more accurately modeled as an spheroid (ellipsoid) than a sphere ...
... The Earth is slightly flattened, such that the distance between the Poles is about 1 part in 300 less than the diameter at the Equator The Earth more accurately modeled as an spheroid (ellipsoid) than a sphere ...
GeoMapSkills - Vancouver School Board
... 2. Mark on the start and end point 3. Find the next straight edge and continue the ...
... 2. Mark on the start and end point 3. Find the next straight edge and continue the ...
Chapter One - Annapolis High School
... willing/able to walk? 2. If there were no cars or other transportation, what could you get to on foot from your house at this distance? 3. What would your life be like to live only within a circular area with this distance as the ...
... willing/able to walk? 2. If there were no cars or other transportation, what could you get to on foot from your house at this distance? 3. What would your life be like to live only within a circular area with this distance as the ...
06a -Test Geography Study Guide
... 3. Maps are usually drawn so that North is at the top. 4. All meridians (longitude lines) are the same length. 5. Sections of a map pasted onto a sphere to form a map of the world are called gores. 6. A map legend is a key found on the map, usually in the lower corner, and explains what colors and s ...
... 3. Maps are usually drawn so that North is at the top. 4. All meridians (longitude lines) are the same length. 5. Sections of a map pasted onto a sphere to form a map of the world are called gores. 6. A map legend is a key found on the map, usually in the lower corner, and explains what colors and s ...
Unit 1: An Overview of Geography
... • Globes have a disadvantage: They cannot be complete enough to be useful and at the same time be small enough to be convenient. • Therefore, people invented flat maps. ...
... • Globes have a disadvantage: They cannot be complete enough to be useful and at the same time be small enough to be convenient. • Therefore, people invented flat maps. ...
Chapter 2
... location—and thus allows faster response times. [p. 38] Figure 2.17 The moon has been mapped using satellite observations of the terrain on all sides of our lunar neighbor. [p. 39] Figure 2.18 We use different map projections for many reasons; sometimes a certain projection fits the shape and latitu ...
... location—and thus allows faster response times. [p. 38] Figure 2.17 The moon has been mapped using satellite observations of the terrain on all sides of our lunar neighbor. [p. 39] Figure 2.18 We use different map projections for many reasons; sometimes a certain projection fits the shape and latitu ...
Introduction to Human Geography
... 3. Perceptual (Vernacular) Region: ideas in our minds that define an area of “sameness” or “connectedness.” Exs: ...
... 3. Perceptual (Vernacular) Region: ideas in our minds that define an area of “sameness” or “connectedness.” Exs: ...
Global Cultures
... – have small scale ratios and cover much larger regions – (maps of the world or continents) – Large scale maps have LARGE OBJECTS on it (house) – Small Scale maps would not have a house on it ...
... – have small scale ratios and cover much larger regions – (maps of the world or continents) – Large scale maps have LARGE OBJECTS on it (house) – Small Scale maps would not have a house on it ...