World Geography Unit 1

GIS

• study of where things are found on Earth's surface and the reasons for the locations

• Scientific method of transferring locations on Earth's surface to a flat map

• computer system that captures, stores, queries, analyzes, and displays geographic data

• system that accurately determines the precise position of something on earth

Geography

• study of where things are found on Earth's surface and the reasons for the location

• where a place is in relation to another place

• area organized around a node or service

• level of detail and the amount of area covered on a map

Formal Region

• area organized around a node or service

• area in which everyone shares in common one or more distinctive characteristics

• area that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity

• where a place is in relation to another place

Vernacular Region

• area in which everyone shares in common one or more distinctive characteristics

• area organized around a node or service

• area that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity

• level of detail and the amount of area covered on the map

Relative Location

• specific place on the Earth's surface that can be pinpointed using latitude and longitude

• where a place is in relation to another place

• an area organized around a node or service

• area that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity

Absolute Location

• where a place is in relation to another place

• area organized around a node or service

• area in which everyone shares in common one more more distinctive characteristics

• a specific place on the Earth's surface that can be pinpointed using latitude and longitude

Map

• level of detail and the amount of area covered on the map

• specific place on the Earth's surface that can be pinpointed using latitude and longitude

• two-dimensional or flat-scale ode of the Earth's surface

• scientific method of transferring locations on Earth's surface to a flat map

Functional Region

• area in which everyone shares in common one or more distinctive characteristics

• area organized around a node or service

• area that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity

• where a place is in relation to another place

GPS

• system that accurately determines the precise position of something on Earth

• computer system that captures, stores, queries, analyzes, and displays geographic data

• scientific method of transferring locations on Earth's surface to a flat map

• two-dimensional or flat-scale model of Earth's surface

Map Scale

• study of where things are found on Earth's surface and the reason for the locations

• scientific method of transferring locations on Earth's surface to a flat map

• level of detail and the amount of area covered on the map

• two-dimensional or flat-scale model of Earth's surface or a portion of it