Visual Image Definition Word

The imaginary line that divides the world in northern and southern halves

Shows direction on a map

(Any) Half of the globe

Shows features on the earth’s surface that humans created.

The imaginary line that divides the world in eastern and western halves

Shows the types of landforms and bodies of water found in a specific area.

Chapter 1 Vocabulary Name ________________

Map projection used for airline navigation. Shows either the north or south pole.

Map projection commonly used in textbooks. Used for data representation.

Map projection used for ship navigation. Shows true direction. Distorted at the poles.

A 3-D representation of the earth.

A mapmaker.

A system that uses radio signals to determine the exact location of places on Earth.

The tool on a map that shows the ratio between a unit of length on the map and a unit of distance on the earth.

The way of showing the curved surface of the earth on a flat map.

Computer hardware and software that gather, store, and analyze geographic information and then display it on a screen.

The study of Earth and its people.

Inaccuracies because it is impossible to accurately flatten a globe onto a piece of paper.

Ex: 1600 PENNSYLVANIA AVE

The exact place on earth where a geographic feature is found.

Ex: Fredericksburg is north of Richmond

Describes a place in comparison to other places around it.

Imaginary lines that measure distance north or south of the equator.

Imaginary lines that measure distance east or west of the prime meridian.