latitude
lines that run east and west
longitude
lines that run north and south
the five themes of geography
location, place, region, movement, human-environment interaction
absolute location
exact place where a geographic feature is found
relative location
location of a place compared to places around it
cartographer
map-maker
how do cartographers reduce distortions when making maps
projection
two key words found in the definition of geography
human and physical features
an example of human environment interaction
building dams
linear distance
how far something travels
time distance
how long it takes for something to travel
psychological distance
how long it feels like something is traveling
hemisphere
half of the earth
geography definition
the study of earth and how humans interact with it
globe advantages
most accurate representation of earth
globe disadvantages
only one half is visible; not easily portable
map advantages
easily portable; can be drawn to scale
map disadvantages
causes distortion
prime meridian
0 degrees longitude, runs north and south, divides the earth into east and west
equator
0 degrees latitude, runs east and west, divides the earth into north and south
GPS
global positioning system; uses 30 Navstar satellites; displays exact position
GOES
geostationary operational environmental satellite; orbits in sync with the earth's rotation
GIS
geographic information system; creates, manages, analyzes, and maps data
Landsat
satellites that can scan the entire planet in 16 days; provides land change data
which one is a weather satellite
GOES
large scale map
maps that cover smaller areas with greater detail
small scale map
map that shows a larger area without much detail
map legend
explains the meaning of symbols used on a map
compass rose
shows north south east and west
cartography
map making
cartograms
a map on which statistical information is shown in diagrammatic form
what is unusual about a cartogram
land masses are warped based on statstics
who was eratosthenes?
used geometry to calculate the circumference of the earth
first known map location
babylonia