State the Correct Geographical Terms Flashcards

The geographical concept of __ refers to the different ways in which various locations on Earth's surface interact with on another though travel, communications, trade, etc.**

Which city on the map is located at approximately the following coordinates: 56*N 38*E?**

__ scale refers to the ratio of distance as measured on a map, to the actual distance that it represents on Earth's surface.

The two primary categories of maps are __ maps and __ maps.

__ is the study of human cultures, including their interactions with, and impacts on, the natural environment. This includes the study of patterns of languages, religions, foods, building styles, urban areas, agriculture, transportation systems, politics, economies, population and demographics, etc.

A __ is the tangible, physical record of a given culture that can be seen in the landscape itself. It is created through the processes involved in a given group of people occupying a particular landscape, and interacting with the natural environment as they use its resources for food, shelter, and transportation.**

The __ is the line that encircles the globe halfway between the poles, perpendicular to the axis.

A __ is a configuration of computer hardware and software that can be used for assembling, storing, manipulating, analyzing, and displaying geographically-referenced information.

Its focus on __ is what sets geography apart from its cognate disciplines such as history, anthropology, or geology.**

The __ is a set of imaginary lines that intersect at right angles to form a system of reference for locating points on the surface of the earth.**

A __ is defined as being a representation, usually on a flat surface, of a whole or part of an area on Earth's surface. It is used to describe spatial relationships of specific features that it is designed to represent.**

__ refers to any of several techniques of obtaining images of an area without having the sensor in direct physical contact with it, as by air photography or satellite sensors.**

__ is the study of spatial variation across the earth's surface, including how current spatial patterns came to be, and of interactions between different locations on earth's surface.

A __ is defined as being "An area of the earth that displays a distinctive grouping of physical (i.e. a climate __) or cultural phenomena (i.e. a culture __), or is functionally united as a single organizational unit (such as a large metropolitan area, county, state, or country).

__ features are features that occur at a particular location (i.e., one set of coordinates) on Earth's surface, and can be represented on map using points, or symbols that provide a schematic representation of the type of feature being represented.