Unit 1 Review/clark
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- place
- the one of the 5 themes of geography that answers the question. "what is it like?"
- map
- a flat, two-dimensional representation of the earth
- humid continental
- type of climate you live in; also Kansas & elsewhere
- Mercator
- an early type of map projection with serious distortion problems
- political
- type of map which shows country borders and names
- tundra
- type of landform found in the Arctic
- Mediterranean
- a climate type found in places like Italy, Greece & southern California
- movement
- communications and transportation are example of this one of the 5 themes
- glacier
- a large mass of ice that moves slowly off a mountain or land
- prime meridian
- we measure longitude east and west of this line
- climate
- the way the atmosphere is over a long period of time
- hemisphere
- each half of the globe is referred to as this
- cartographer
- someone who makes maps for a living
- delta
- a triangular piece of land formed from deposits at a river's mouth
- robinson
- type of map projection most commonly used in textbooks
- plains
- a broad flat or gently rolling area with few changes in landscape
- latitude
- imaginary lines that are measured north and south of the equator
- relative location
- MSHS is just west of the water tower on Q street
- strait
- a narrow channel connecting two larger bodies of water
- map
- a flat two-dimensional representation of the earth
- planar
- this type of map projection has a center point a projects onto a flat surface. Distorts size and shapes
- absolute location
- an exact location on earth; usually longitude/latitude
- physical
- type of map that helps you see types of landforms
- mid-latitudes
- most of the world's population lives within this climatic region
- marsh
- soft, wet land that is a transition between water and land
- archipeligo
- an area of closely grouped islands
- region
- Great Plains, Corn Belt, Desert Southwest define this 5 themes theme
- humid subtropical
- long periods of summer heat and humidity characterize this climate
- hannah
- recent hurricane which flooded by of the Atlantic coast of the US
- geography
- study of earth's surface and the processes that shape it