Thinking Geographically: Vocab - Part 1

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Geographers study humans and their environment, analyzing events across space to understand the 'why of where.'

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Spatial Perspective

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Maps showing absolute locations of places and features.

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Reference map

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Maps that tell stories or have a theme, showing the degree of an attribute or the movement of a geographic phenomenon.

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Thematic Map

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Arrangement of something on Earth's surface; observed by concentration, density, and pattern.

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Distribution

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System to transfer 3D locations on Earth to a 2D map.

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Map Projection

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Inaccuracies from displaying a spherical world on a 2D map.

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Distortion

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Data with locational info like coordinates, address, city, or ZIP code.

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Geospatial Data

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Acquisition of Earth data from satellites or long-distance methods.

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Remote Sensing

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A system that stores, organizes, analyzes, and displays geographic data, creating thematic maps to study relationships.

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Geographic Information System

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System determining precise Earth position via satellites and receivers.

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Global Positioning System