The study of Earth and its people, places, and environments

• Geology

• Geography

• GIS

• Social Studies

Getting information from far away, such as by satellite.

• GIS

• GPS

• Remote Sensing

• Relative Location

Any way that scientific discoveries are applied for practical, everyday uses, such as machinery, and computers.

• Geography

• GPS

• Technology

• Scale

A thematic map shows _______________ information, such as a land-use map, a road map, or any other physical or human feature.

• Spatial

• Relative Location

• Place

• Specialized

Where a place is compared to another place is called _____________.

• Relative Location

• Landscape

• Remote Sensing

• Map projection

______________ is the precise spot where a place is, determined by using lines of latitude and longitude.

• Relative Location

• Place

• Absolute Location

• Prime Meridian

A distorted version of a globe.

• Scale

• Relief

• Map Projection

• Thematic Map

The word dynamic can be replaced by the word _____________.

• Round

• Still

• Physical

• Changing

Another word for component might be _______________.

• Position

• Part

• Location

• Beginning

A sphere might be Also Known As (AKA) a _________________.

• Cube

• Planet

• Satellite

• Ball