Geography Lexicon week 4
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Geography | The study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere and of human activity |
| Census | An official count or survey of a population typically recording various details of individuals |
| Direct Observation | A research technique in which a researcher observes and records behavior or an event as it occurs. |
| Cartography | The art of making maps |
| Aerial photography | Pictures taken by cameras in airplanes and satellites. |
| Globe | A scale-model of the earth |
| Map projections | A systematic presentation of the globe onto a flat map using a grid of lines of latitude and longitude |
| Map | A flat representation of the earth or a portion of the earth; distorts distance, shape or size |
| Mercator projection | A map which accurately shows directions and shapes but distorts distance and size |
| Mollweide projection | An equal-area map which shows the correct size of landmasses in relation to other landmasses but distorts shape |
| Robinson projection | A map in which the lines of latitude and longitude almost intersect a right angles except near the edges; shows areas and distances with a high degree of accuracy |
| Azimuthal projection | A map which shows true compass directions; longitude lines are straight and latitude lines are circles; distorts shape and size more toward the outer edges. |
| Equidistant maps | A map which shows correct distances over a small section of the earth. |
| Title | A map symbol which indicates what the map portrays. |
| Scale | A map symbol used to determine distance. |
| Directional indicator | A map symbol, such as an arrow indicating north, which shows direction |
| Legend/Key | A map symbol which explains what the symbols, lines, and colors represent. |
| Statistics | Numerical facts and figures compiled from data. |
| Estimates | Educated guesses based on observations. |
| Charts | Pictorial illustrations of numerical data. |
| Graphs | Pictorial illustrations of numerical data that represents the variation of a variable in comparison with that of one or more other variables. |
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