Ap unit one

Aristotle

First to prove the earth was spherical

Eratosthenes

Calculated circumference of the earth using geometry

Ptolemy

Forerunner longitude and latitude lines

Al idris

Made an accurate map of the world

Abraham ortelius

First modern atlas: theatre of the world

Marsh

First modern environment

Sauer

Cultural landscapes

Latitude

Measures from north to south

Longitude

Measures from east to west

Equator

0 n/s

Prime meridian

0 e/w

International dateline

180 e/w

Traveling from east to west

Going back in time

Latitude predicts

Climate

Latitude predicts

Time zones

Each time zone

15 degrees

Each degree for latitude

69 miles

Qualitative

Based on observations

Quantitative

Numerical based

Gis

Computer system that displays, stores and organizes

GPS

System made to locate absolute location

Remote sensing

Acquisition of data from satellite

Grid system

Latitude, longitude, equator, poles

Geography

The study of earth