allows us to find a certain/specific place.
Location
describes a location's physical and cultural characteristics.
Place
describe how places are similar or different.
Regions
focuses on how people relate to the physical world.
Human environmental interaction
explains how people, goods, and ideas move from one location to another.
Movement
describes how a place is related to other places.
Relative Location
gives the exact location (coordinates)
Absolute Location
half of a sphere.
Hemisphere
is an imaginary line that divides the globe into Northern and Southern hemispheres.
Equator
the line that divides the globe into the Eastern and Western hemisphere.
Prime Meridian
lines that run west to east.
Latitude
lines that run north to south.
Longitude
map makers
Cartographer
Is the official divisions.
Formal Region
They serve a purpose.
Functional Region
How far something travels. (inches, miles, kilometers)
Linear Distance
How fast something travels.
Time Distance
two dimensional of an earth's surface.
Maps
is a 3 dimensional model of Earth.
Globes
A map that has different topics
Thematic Maps
map that shows land.
Physical Maps
show state, national boundaries, capitals, and major cities.
Political Maps
map that shows movement.
Flowline Maps