Unit 1 Review/clark
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 absolute location | an exact location on earth; usually longitude/latitude |
| relative location | MSHS is just west of the water tower on Q street |
| map | a flat two-dimensional representation of the earth |
| climate | the way the atmosphere is over a long period of time |
| physical | type of map that helps you see types of landforms |
| humid subtropical | long periods of summer heat and humidity characterize this climate |
| humid continental | type of climate you live in; also Kansas & elsewhere |
| marsh | soft, wet land that is a transition between water and land |
| prime meridian | we measure longitude east and west of this line |
| political | type of map which shows country borders and names |
| strait | a narrow channel connecting two larger bodies of water |
| delta | a triangular piece of land formed from deposits at a river's mouth |
| plains | a broad flat or gently rolling area with few changes in landscape |
| glacier | a large mass of ice that moves slowly off a mountain or land |
| cartographer | someone who makes maps for a living |
| place | the one of the 5 themes of geography that answers the question. "what is it like?" |
| archipeligo | an area of closely grouped islands |
| hannah | recent hurricane which flooded by of the Atlantic coast of the US |
| robinson | type of map projection most commonly used in textbooks |
| planar | this type of map projection has a center point a projects onto a flat surface. Distorts size and shapes |
| region | Great Plains, Corn Belt, Desert Southwest define this 5 themes theme |
| map | a flat, two-dimensional representation of the earth |
| tundra | type of landform found in the Arctic |
| hemisphere | each half of the globe is referred to as this |
| latitude | imaginary lines that are measured north and south of the equator |
| Mediterranean | a climate type found in places like Italy, Greece & southern California |
| geography | study of earth's surface and the processes that shape it |
| movement | communications and transportation are example of this one of the 5 themes |
| Mercator | an early type of map projection with serious distortion problems |
| mid-latitudes | most of the world's population lives within this climatic region |
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