Global Geography QUIZ PREP!!!!

What are the common elements of a map, and how do you graph a map?

Place

describes what it was like there and the human and physical characteristics

Location

where something is

Region

an area made up of places that have unifying characteristics

Movement

how people, goods, and ideas get around

Human/Environment Interaction

the relationship between people and their environment and how they adapt to it for their own needs

Absolute Location

where something is located on earth using precise latitude and longitude coordinates

Relative Location

where something is located in relationship to other places

Cultural Geography

the geography dealing with the built environment, and is concerned with human activity

Agrarian Society

a society where the economy is based on producing and maintaining crops and farmland

Hunter and Gatherer

a society where most or all food is obtained by foraging in contrast to agricultural societies

Projection

the method by which shapes on the globe are transferred to a flat surface, giving incorrect representations

Longitude

imaginary lines that run north and south perpendicular to the equator, measured in degrees east and west, and help establish location

Latitude

imaginary lines that run east to west parallel to the equator, measured in degrees north and south, and help establish location

Equator

imaginary line of latitude at 0 degrees

Prime Meridian

imaginary line as 0 degrees longitude set time for all clocks

International Date Line

imaginary line of longitude at 180 degrees on the opposite side of the globe from the prime meridian the longitude at which a new day begins

Tropic of Cancer

the parallel of latitude that is 23.5 degrees north of the equator and is the northernmost latitude reached by the overhead sun

Tropic of Capricorn

is a line of latitude that marks the southernmost point where the sun can be seen directly overhead at noon, it’s located 23.5 degrees south of the equator

Tropics

between the tropic of Capricorn and of Cancer the tropics borders the equator while being a part of the earth