Chapter 1 Vocabulary

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Chapter 1 Vocabulary

• Geography
• The study of the earth and its people
• Absolute Location
• Exact spot where a place is found
• Relative Location
• Description of where a place is in relation to
  the features around it
• Environment
• Natural surroundings of the people
• Global Positioning System
• Group of satellites that uses radio signals to
  determine the exact location of places on Earth
• Geographic Information Systems
• Combination of computer hardware and software
  used to gather, store, and analyze information
  and then display it on a screen

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• Chapter Notes 1-1 (Thinking Like A Geographer)
• Geography - the study of the earth and its
  people.
• Greek Origin - description of the earth
• Geographers use 5 geographic themes to study the
  earth as the home of people
• ____________- Knowing where you are. Position of
  a place on the Earths surface
• There are two kinds of location
• 1. _________________ - exact spot on earth
• 2. _________________ - comparing two places
• Latitude and longitude are imaginary lines that
  form a grid system.
• 1. ______________- called parallels runs
  east and west.
• 2. ______________ - called meridians runs
  north and south

Location
Absolute Location
Relative Location
Latitude
Longitude
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• The _____________ divides the earth into northern
  and southern hemispheres. (0 Latitude)
• The ______________divides the earth into eastern
  and western hemispheres (0 Longitude)
• ________________ - one half of the globe.
• _______________ refers to the characteristics
  of a location that make it different.
  (physical/human)
• Human/______________ Interaction how people
  affect, and are affected by, their environment
  (natural surroundings).
• _______________ how and why people, ideas, and
  goods move from place to place
• ____________ - areas that have features in
  common. Determined by human traits (language,
  religion, occupation) or by physical features
  (landscape, climate).

equator
prime meridian
Hemisphere
Place
Environment
Movement
Region
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• Chapter Notes 1-1 (A Geographers Tools)
• Types of Geography
• A. Geographers study the ___________ and
  ___________ features of people living in a
  place.
• Geographers also study how people ______________
  with their environment.
• II. Map Systems
• _______ are a tool geographers use organize
  information of a place.
• The __________________________ (GPS) is a special
  device that receives a signal from a satellite
  that gives a location (lat./long).
• The __________________________ (GIS) helps gather
  data that is used for special maps.

human
physical
interact
Maps
Global Positioning System
Geographic Information System
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Parts of a Map (Geography Skills Handbook)
Title
1. _____________ - tells the reader what is on
the map
Legend (key)

1. _____________- interprets the colors and symbols
   and what they represent.

Grid System
3. ______________- lines used to find absolute
location.
Compass Rose
4. ______________- shows direction
Scale

1. ______________- shows the relationship between a
   unit of measure on a map and a unit of measure on
   the earth.

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Geography Skills Handbook Vocabulary

• General Purpose Maps
• Maps that show a wide range of information
• Special Purpose Maps
• Maps that usually show specific topics in detail
• Bar Graphs
• Graphs that use bars or wide lines to compare
  data visually
• Circle Graphs
• Graphs that show the whole of something divided
  into parts
• Line Graphs
• Graphs that show changes over a period of time
• Charts
• Present related facts and numbers in an organized
  way

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Geography Skills Handbook Vocabulary

• Diagrams
• Drawings that show steps in a process, point out
  the parts of an object, or explain how something
  works

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Map Information
A. General Reference Maps
Gives the reader such information as location,
size, and distance.
Political
1. _____________ countries borders, states, and
cities 2. _____________ landforms and water
features
Physical
B. Thematic Maps
Gives the reader more specific information, often
on a ____________ topic. They show the
distribution or amount of something in a certain
area.
single
Natural Resources
1. ______________________ 2. Climate and
Vegetation
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• Types of Graphs (Geography Skills Handbook)
• ________________ use bars to compare data
  visually

Bar Graph
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• Types of Graphs (Geography Skills Handbook)
• ____________________ uses a circle to show the
  whole of something (100)

Circle Graph
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• Types of Graphs (Geography Skills Handbook)
• _________________ show changes over a period of
  time

Line Graph
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Types of Graphs (Geography Skills
Handbook) 1. ______________ - present related
facts and numbers in an organized way
Charts
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Types of Graphs (Geography Skills
Handbook) 1. ____________ drawings that steps
in a process, point out the parts of an object ,
or explains how something works.
Diagrams