UNIT 1 AP THINKING GEOGRAPHICALLY

Front

What represents the physical characteristics of a place? (ex. climate, soil, vegetation, etc.)

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Site

Front

What is the name given to a place on Earth?

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Toponym

Front

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is where the prime meridian is located and determines what time it is wherever you are located in the world.

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True

Front

What type of measurement is the prime meridian?

Back

Longitude

Front

What type of measurement is the equator?

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Latitude

Front

Latitude lines run parallel.

Back

True

Front

Longitude lines run along a meridian (vertically).

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True

Front

What type of map shades recognizable areas in proportion to the measurement of the variable?

Back

Chloropleth

Front

What type of map depicts data as points and shows how those points are clustered together or spread out over an area?

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Dot Distribution

Front

What is the science of map making?

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Cartography