Chapter 1 Vocabulary

  1. cartography: the science of mapmaking
  2. connections: relationships among people and objects across the barrier of space
  3. equator: 0 degrees latitude
  4. geography: The study of the earth and its features and of the distribution of life on the earth, including human life and the.
  5. GIS (geographic information system): a computer system that can capture, store, query, analyze, and display geographic date
  6. globalization: greater cultural and economic interaction among people all over the world
  7. GPS (global positioning system): a system that accurately determines the precise position of something on Earth
  8. Greenwich Mean Time (GMT): master reference time for all points on Earth
  9. human geography: The study of where and why human activities are located where they are
  10. Land Ordinance of 1785: divided much of the country into a system of townships and ranges to facilitate the sale of land to settlers
  11. latitude: numbering system for parallels
  12. location: the position that something occupies on Earth
  13. longitude: numbering system for meridians (axis between North and South poles)
  14. map: A two-dimension or flat scale model of something
  15. map projection: the scientific method of transferring locations on Earth’s surface to a flat map
  16. meridian: an arc drawn between North and South poles
  17. parallel: a circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator
  18. physical geography: The study where and why natural forces occur as they do
  19. place: A specific point on Earth distinguished by a particular characteristic
  20. prime meridian: 0 degrees longitude – passes through Greenwich, England
  21. region: an area of Earth distinguished by a distinctive combination of cultural and physical features
  22. remote sensing: the acquisition of data from a satellite orbiting Earth or from another long-distance method
  23. scale: the relationship between the portion of Earth being studies and Earth as a whole
  24. site: physical character of a place
  25. situation: the location of a place relative to other places
  26. space: the physical gap or intervals between two objects
  27. toponym: the name given to a place on Earth
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