AP Human Geography Unit 1 Review

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A disadvantage to the Mercator would be

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landsize is distorted or misrepresented

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Which projection is this? Options: Peter's, Robinson, Mercator, Goode's

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Peter's

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Which projection is this? Options: Robinson, Mercator, Eckert IV, Goode's Homolosine

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Mercator

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Which projection is this?

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interrupted

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Which projection is this? Options: Robinson, Mercator, Eckert IV, Goode's Homolosine

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Mercator

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describes the exact position of a point, often using latitude and longitude

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Absolute Location

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An imaginary, longitude line running from the North Pole to the South Pole; this runs through Greenwich, England, is set at o° and divides the earth into the "Western Hemisphere" and the "Eastern Hemisphere"

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Prime Meridian

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Finds the location of a place using other surrounding places, or by using cardinal directions.

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Relative Location

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What type of map projection is this showing? Options: Mercator projection, Cylindrical Projection, Conic Projection, Planar projection

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Planar projection

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Geographic Information Systems is...

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a computer based system that stores information linked to geographic locations.