Chapter 1 Vocabulary

_____________ is the precise point where a place is located on Earth.

• Relative Location

• Absolute Location

• Human Geography

• Physical Geography

_____________ is the study of the Earth's surface including natural and human made features.

• Absolute Location

• Relative Location

• Human Geography

• Geography

_____________ is the study of the natural features on the surface of the Earth.

• Absolute Location

• Relative Location

• Human Geography

• Physical Geography

_____________ is the study of how people have spread across Earth.

• Absolute Location

• Relative Location

• Human Geography

• Physical Geography

_____________ is where a place is located in relation to another place.

• Relative Location

• Absolute Location

• Human Geography

• Physical Geography

_____________ is a change in shape, size, or position of a place when it is shown on a map.

• Relative Location

• Distortion

• Geography

• Physical Geography

_______________ is a way of representing the spherical Earth on a flat surface.

• Map Projection

• Distortion

• Map Grid

• Geography

______________ is a diagram on a map that shows directions such as North, South, East, and West.

• Map Projection

• Geography

• Intermediate Directions

• Compass Rose

The four primary directions; North, South, East, and West.

• Intermediate Directions

• Cardinal Directions

• Map Grid

• Map Legend/ Key

The directions between Cardinal Directions; Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, and Northwest.

• Intermediate Directions

• Cardinal Directions

• Map Grid

• Map Legend/ Key