Unit 1: Geography 1 & 2 and maps

The measurement in degrees of the distance east and west of the Prime Meridian.

The measurement in degrees of the distance north and south of the Equator.

Distortion is ___.

• the loss of accuracy in the size or position of objects in a map.

• the loss of shape in the size or position of objects in a map.

• the loss of accuracy in the shape or area of objects in a map.

• a way to show Earth on a flat surface.

Geography is ___.

• the study of human features of Earth

• north, south, east, west.

• the study of nonhuman features of Earth.

• the study of human and nonhuman features of earth

Half of a sphere is a __.

• sphere

• hemisphere

• cube

• cylinder

GIS stands for ___.

Pictures taken from the air close to Earth's surface are called ___.

• satellite images

• aerial photographs

• digital photographs

• satellite orbits

Pictures taken from space showing Earth's surface are called ___.

• satellite images

• aerial photographs

• digital photographs

• satellite orbits

Ways to map Earth on a flat surface is known as __.

The Arctic Ocean is located in the ___ hemisphere.

• northern

• southern

• eastern

• western