Geography

A _____ is another name for a map maker.

Cartographer

The _____ is an imaginary line that divides the northern and southern halves of the of the earth.

Equator

A series of satellites that can photograph the entire earth in 16 days

Landsat

Line used to locate places north and south

Latitude

To locate places north or south geographers use a set of imaginary lines, called _______ lines, that run parallel to the equator.

Latitude

Line used to locate places east or west

Longitude

To locate places east or west, geographers use a set of imaginary lines called ______ lines, that goes around the earth over the poles.

Longitude

A ____ is a two-dimensional graphic representation of a selected part of the earth's surface.

Map

A way of drawing the Earth's surface that reduces distortion caused by converting three dimensions into two dimensions

Map projection

Geographers use a variety of methods to study the use of space on earth. The most common ones are _____ visual representations of a portion of the earth.

Maps

Half of the globe

Hemisphere

Another basic tool used by Geographers are the five themes of geography: 1)______, 2)_____, 3)______, 4)______, and 5)_____.

1) Movement 2)Location 3)Region 4)Place 5) Hei

Geographers analyze the geographic theme of 1)_______ by looking at three types of distances: 2)______, 3)______, and 4)_______. 5)______ distance means how far across the earth, an idea, a person, or a product travels.

1) movement 2) time 3) linear 4) phycological 5) linear

The question, "How are places similar or different?" refers to the geographic theme of 1)______. Latin America, Europe, and Africa are examples of 2)_____.

1) regions 2) formal regions

1)_______ is the exact place on the earth a geographic feature, such as a city, is found. 2)______ describes a place in relation to other places around it.

1)Absolute 2)Relative

A system that uses digital map information to create a databank

GIS

The study of the distribution and interaction of physical and human features on the earth

Geography

______ is the study of the distribution and interaction of physical and human features of the earth

Geography

A _____ is a three-dimensional representation of the earth.

Globe

People draining swamps or digging irrigation ditches are examples of the geographic theme of _____.

HEI

The question, "what is it like?" Refers to the geographic theme of _____.

Place

The imaginary line dividing the earth into east and west

Prime Meridian

A _____ represents the natural and man-made features on the earth.

Topographic map