Geography 2

Cartographer

A person who draws or produces maps.

Coordinates

A three-dimensional reference system that locates points on the Earth's surface.

Cartographer

A person who draws or produces maps.

Coordinates

A three-dimensional reference system that locates points on the Earth's surface.

Geographic grid

The spherical coordinate system of latitude and longitude used to locate positions uniquely anywhere on the surface of the Earth.

Hemisphere

A half of the earth, usually as divided into northern and southern halves by the equator, or into western and eastern halves by an imaginary line passing through the poles.

Lines of latitude

The angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator, or of a celestial object north or south of the celestial equator, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.

Lines of longitude

The angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian at Greenwich, England, or west of the standard meridian of a celestial object is usually expressed in degrees and minutes.

Projection

A method for taking the curved surface of the earth and displaying it on something flat.

Contiguous

Sharing a common border, touching.

Mercator projection map

Cylinder shaped map. shows land and water distorted but the direction is accurate.

Robinson projection map

Oval shaped map. Starts in the middle normal the farther you get out the more distorted the land is.

Arctic circle

An imaginary circle on the globe, parallel to the equator, and 23 28 distant from the north pole.

Arctic region

The area within the arctic circle, a line of latitude about 66.5° north of the equator.

Equidistant projection

Shows land and water in relation to central point.

Polar projection

Type of equidistant projection that includes one of the poles at its center.

Central america

The southernmost region of North America.

Dependency

A state of reliance on another entity for support or resources.

Greater Antilles

A group of islands in the Caribbean, including Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico.

Lesser Antilles

A group of islands in the Caribbean, including the Leeward Islands, the Windward Islands, Barbados, Aruba, and Curaçao.

Political map

A type of map that represents political divisions, or human-created boundaries, of the world, continents, and major geographic regions.

West indies

A group of islands off Central America, extending in an arc from Florida to Venezuela, separating the Caribbean Sea from the Atlantic Ocean.

Coordinates

The latitude and longitude address of a place on a map.

Eurasia

A landmass made up of the continents of Asia and Europe.

Mental map

A map that a person pictures in his or her mind.

Relative location

Description of a place using the relation of one place to another.

Sea

A body of salt water that is part of an ocean, Yet is partially enclosed by land.

Map sketch

A rough drawing of a mental map.

Bar scale

Provide a visual indication of distance and feature size on the map.

Highway interchange

A road junction where traffic can move between roads that do not intersect.

Interstate highway

One of a system of expressways covering the 48 contiguous states.

mileage

A number of miles traveled or covered.

Road map

A map, especially one designed for motorists, showing the roads of a city, state, or other area.

U.S. highway

Can be any major road, including freeways and roads with traffic signals and direct access. Interstates are a subset of freeways and are part of a nationwide system.

Air carrier airport

Airport that serves planes of commercial (carry people) airlines. 

Cargo

all freight, except baggage, carried by an airplane

Gate

An airport terminal entryway used for boarding or leaving an airplane.

Terminal

A main airport building for passenger services.

Traffic pattern

A pattern of flight around an airport for arriving and departing aircraft.

Concourse

A large open area inside or in front of a public building, as in an airport or train station.

Control tower

A tall building at an airport from which the movements of air and runway traffic are controlled.

Archipelago

A group of islands.

Basin

A depression, or dip, in the Earth's surface.

Cape

A high point of land that extends into a river, lake, or ocean.

Elevation

Distance above sea level

Mountain Range

A group or chain of mountains located close together.

Passage

A narrow channel of water that connects two larger bodies of water.

Physical Map

A type of map that shows the physical features and sometimes elevation of a particular area or region in a two-dimensional format.

Straight

A narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water.

Tributary

A freshwater stream that feeds into a larger stream or river.

Canadian Shield

The exposed portion of the continental crust underlying the majority of North America.

Desert

An area of land that receives no more than 25 centimeters (10 inches) of precipitation a year.

Gulf

A portion of the ocean that penetrates land.

Isthmus

A narrow strip of land that connects two larger landmasses and separates two bodies of water.

Plains

A flat expanse of land that generally does not change much in elevation, and is primarily treeless.

Peninsula

A piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water.

Bay

A recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water.

Political Map

A type of map that represents political divisions, or human-created boundaries, of the world, continents, and major geographic regions.

Artesian basin

A syncline of permeable rocks, outcropping at the crest.

Bright

A concave bend or curvature in a coastline, river, or other geographical feature.

Cartographer

A person who draws or produces maps.

Coral

Colonial marine invertebrates within the subphylum Anthozoa of the phylum Cnidaria.

Coral Reef

An underwater ecosystem characterized by reef-building corals.

elevation

Distance above sea level

Gulf 

A large inlet from an ocean into a landmass, typically (though not always) with a narrower opening than a bay.

Physical Map

A type of map that shows the physical features and sometimes elevation of a particular area or region in a two-dimensional format.

Strait

A narrow body of water that connects two larger bodies of water.

Tableland

A broad, high level region.

Mountain

A landform that rises significantly above the surrounding area.

Mountain Peak

The highest point of a mountain.

Mountain Range

A series of mountains or hills arranged in a line and connected by high ground.

Mountain System

A group of interconnected or geologically related mountain ranges.

Butte

Tall, flat-topped, steep-sided towers of rock.

Desert

An area of land that receives no more than 25 centimeters (10 inches) of precipitation a year.

Dune

A mound of sand formed by the wind, usually along the beach or in a desert.

Mesa

A flat-topped mountain or hill.

Oasis

An area made fertile by a source of fresh water in an otherwise dry and arid region.

Plateau

A flat, elevated landform that rises sharply above the surrounding area on at least one side.

Sand Sea

A broad, flat area of desert covered with wind-swept sand with little or no vegetative cover.

Mouth

The place where a river enters a lake, a larger river, or the ocean.

River System

River systems are networks of interconnected waterways, consisting of a main river and its tributaries, that contribute to the drainage and transport of water from a watershed into larger bodies of water like oceans or seas.

Source

The place where a river begins.

Pacific region

The region covers a vast area, from China in the north and west to New Zealand in the south and French Polynesia in the east.

Rocky Mountain region

The rocky mountains are mountains that go through 4 states including Idaho, Colorado, Montana, and Wyoming.

Southwest Region

The southwest region includes four states being Texas, new Mexico, Arizona, and Oklahoma.

North-Central region

The north central region is the middle top part of the us.

Southeast region

The southeast region from florida then goes into the middle of the us.

Northeast region

A region including Pennsylvania, New jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode island, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Mane.

West Indies

A group of islands off Central America, extending from Florida to Venezuela, separates the Caribbean Sea from the Atlantic Ocean.

Region

An area or division, especially part of a country or the world having definable characteristics but not always fixed boundaries.An area or division, especially part of a country or the world.

Lesser Antilles

A group of smaller islands in the Caribbean Sea, specifically the arc of islands that extends from the Virgin Islands to Trinidad, and then eastward towards South America, forms the eastern boundary of the Caribbean Sea where it meets the Atlantic. 

Greater Antilles

A group of the larger islands in the Caribbean Sea, specifically including Cuba, Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic), Jamaica, and Puerto Rico. 

Dependency

A dependent or subordinate thing, especially a country or province controlled by another.