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Ch. 1 – Tools of Geography
Geoterms:
1. ______________________ _____________________ The exact place on a map.
(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, or position of a place when it is shown on a map.
Map Components:
1. __________________ or __________________ Identifies symbols on a map & explains their meaning.
Ex: Star = Capital, tree = park, Blue lines = rivers, airplane = airport etc.
2. ____________________ Tells what a map shows - Identifies main topic of map.
3. Measures distances on a map ____________________ ___________________ (Ex. 1 inch = 10 miles)
4. ______________________ Shows direction on a map.
Mapping Terms
The Cardinal Directions are: ________________ _______________ _________________ ________________
The Intermediate directions are:
______________________ ______________________ ______________________ _____________________
A Map Grid is lines that divide a map; used to find exact locations on a map.
The Global Grid is a system of ____________________________ and __________________________
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Ch. 1 – Tools of Geography
Lines on a map that run from the North Pole to the South Pole __________________________________
(also called Meridians)
0⁰ Longitude is called the ______________________ ______________________
(most important longitude, runs through Greenwich, England).
180° Longitude ________________________ ______________________
(Exactly ½ way around the world from Prime Meridian)
Lines on a map that run East & West (go all the way around the globe) _____________________________
(also called Parallels)
0⁰ Latitude _________________________________
(Circles Earth exactly ½ way between North & South poles)
_____________________________ A set of numbers that describe the exact location of something on a map.
(43°N, 89°W are the coordinates of Mt. Horeb)
Tropic of _______________________: 23 ½ ° north latitude (north of equator)
(northern limit of tropical zone)
Tropic of ____________________________________: 23 ½ ° south latitude (south of equator)
(southern limit of tropical zone)
___________________________________ Means half a world
___________________________________ largest areas of land on the planet.
The 7 continents are:________________________ _______________________ _______________________
______________________ _______________________ _____________________ ____________________
____________________________________ Earth’s trip/orbit around the sun - Takes 1 year
____________________________________ The spinning of the earth on its axis - Takes 1 day
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