AP Flashcards

7379988153	map scale	map distance on paper to real life	0
7379997526	projection	transforing places on earth to a flat map	1
7380005013	meridian	an arc between the north and south polls goes with the longitude	2
7380014132	longitude	located things based on a system of numbering, the long vertical lines	3
7380027748	prime meridian	longitude of 0	4
7380040637	parallel	they are circles around the globe at right angles with the meridians	5
7380051790	latitude	goes around with longitude but the horizontal version	6
7380070172	international date line	where time goes from one day to a other	7
7380085900	GI science	data from earth that was founded by satellites	8
7380096793	remote sensing	getting data from earth by satellites	9
7380113683	Global positioning system	determing somebodies precise location	10
7380124381	Graphic info system	system collects stores and analyzes data geographic data	11
7380165065	location	the position something occupies on earth	12
7380171130	toponym	the name given to a place on earth	13
7380174329	site	physical characteristics of a place	14
7380180134	reigon	a place defined by a specific characteristic	15