Geography Terms (cartography terms mostly)

F.Y.I= Not all examples from the notes are in here, only the actual terms, not the questions

Gall-Peters Projection

Gall-Peters Projection

accurate sizes, but shapes are distorted

Robinson Projection

Mostly correct sizes and shapes, but distorts along the edges

Interrupted

accurate shapes and sizes but bad for navigation and distances

Mercator

accurate shapes and good for navigation, but distorts sizes in extreme latitudes

Scale

Represents distance between two points on a map

Legend/key

Explains what symbols mean on a map

Inset Map

Used to show a small portion of a larger map

Zooming in

Hemisphere

The two halves of the earth

Northern Hem/ Southern Hem

Equator

Splits Earth into north and south

0 degrees latitude

Prime Meridian

0 degrees longitude

Splits earth into east and west

International Date Line

180 Degrees longitude

Also spits earth into east and west

Grid System

Lines of Longitude and Latitude; measured in degrees

Coordinates

The name of the absolute location of a place using Latitude and Longitude

Parallels

• Never touch; a complete circle around the globe

• North and South of the equator

Tropic of Cancer

23 1/2 degrees north

Tropic of Capricorn

23 1/2 degrees south

Longitude

Drawn going north and south and meet at the poles

Meridians

Half circles which are not parallels to each other but interact

Prime Meridian

0 Degrees longitude

What longitude measures

• East and west

• Location

• East and west of the prime meridian

Culture

The shared values, beliefs, and ways of society

Culture traits

Individual characteristics of a culture; typically changes slowly through innovation and diffusion

Domestication

Plants and animals grown for use by humans

Subsistence Farming

growing only enough food to support you and your family

Commercial Farming

Growing food to sell