World Geography Unit 1 Topic 1.1

Geographic Information System (GIS)

A computer that collects, stores, and analyzes map data to help understand places and patterns, helps break down maps

Global Positioning System (GPS)

A technology that uses satellites to find exact location

Satellite Imagery

Images from satellites

Peters Projection

Accurately represents relative sizes of landmasses

Mercator projection

Preserves angles, useful for navigation

Physical Map

Shows physical, natural features

Political map

Shows borders

Thematic Map

Shows specific topic

Climate Map

Shows weather patterns, temparature

Population Map

Number of people in an area

Latitude

Horizontal lines that run side to side across the globe

Longititude

Vertical lines that run across the globe

Equator

Line in the middle of the Earth

Location

Exact location using GPS, Longitudal, Latidual

Place

Physical features and the culture

Human-Environment Interaction

How you change/get used to the environment.

Movement

How people, goods, and ideas move.

Linear Distance

How far a person, idea, or product travels

Psychological Distance

How far you think a person, idea, or product is

Time Distance

How long a person, idea, or product takes to travel

Region

When places have similar characteristics

5 Themes of Geography

Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, and Region

Geography

Study of physical features and human interaction on Earth

Legend/Key

Provides information of what the map is about

Hemisphere

4 parts of earth divided by prime meridian (0° longitude) and the equator (0° latitude)