World Geography First Semester Exam Review

an imaginary line that follows the curve of the Earth and represents the shortest distance between 2 points

• great circle route

• map projection

• longitude
• latitude

a mathematical formula used to represent the curved surface of the Earth on the flat surface of a map

• map transformation
• globe conversion
• earth mapping
• map projection

a map created by projecting an image of the Earth onto a geometric plane

• Compass rose
• Topographic map
• Geographic information system
• Planar Projection

a map created by projecting Earth’s image onto a cylinder

• spherical projection map
• flat projection map
• oval projection map
• cylindrical projection map

a map created by projecting an image of Earth onto a cone placed over part of an Earth model

• Conic projection
• Mercator projection
• Azimuthal projection
• Cylindrical projection

the exact position of a place on the Earth’s surface

• Time zone
• Elevation
• Absolute Location

• Map legend

location in relation to other places

• relative location

• size
• direction
• distance

the height of a land surface above the level of the sea

• elevation
• latitude
• altitude
• depth

the variation in elevation across an area of Earth's land

• cartography
• geography
• demography
• Relief

a map that emphasizes a single idea or a particular kind of information about an area

• topographic map
• political map
• thematic map
• physical map