Unit 1

Front

Scale is…

Back

the relationship between the length of an object on a map and that feature on the landscape

Front

The visible imprint put on the environment by people is called?

Back

Cultural Landscape

Front

What is it called when you take a 3D image and put it onto a 2D surface?

Back

Projection

Front

The idea that one's environment is responsible for who people are and how they live

Back

Environmental Determinism

Front

What is the measure of distance in degrees north and south from the equator?

Back

latitude

Front

Lines of Longitude measure how far from the _______ a place is located.

Back

Prime Meridian

Front

What is true about distance decay?

Back

Space-time compression has greatly reduced the effect of distance decay today.

Front

The invisible line at 0 degrees longitude is called the _________.

Back

Prime Meridian

Front

The location of a place using the latitude-longitude grid is called:

Back

absolute location

Front

The location of a place in relationship to other places or features around it is called:

Back

relative location