AP Flashcards

7379300146	Map	2 dimensional or flat representation of earths surface or a portion of it	0
7379300147	Cartography	science of making maps	1
7379300148	map scale	compares a distance on a map with a distance in the real world	2
7379300149	Projection	The system used to transfer locations from Earth's surface to a flat map.	3
7379300150	Meridian	An arc drawn on a map between the North and South poles.	4
7379300151	Longitude	Distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees	5
7379300152	Parallel	Circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and at the angles to the meridian	6
7379300153	Latitude	Used to indicate the loaction of parallels drawn on a globe and measuring distance north and south of the equiator	7
7379300154	Greenwich Mean Time	the time in that time zone encompassing the prime meridian, or 0 degrees longitude	8
7379300155	International date line	Arc that follows 180 degree longitude. When you cross east toward America the clock moves back 24 hours when you go west toward Africa the calendar moves a head a day.	9
7379300156	remote sensing	The acquisition of data about earths surface from a satellite orbiting the planet or from other long distance methods	10
7379300157	Global positioning system	a method of finding latitude and longitude using a network of satellites	11
7379300158	Geographic information system	A computer system that stores, organizes, analyzes, and displays geographic data	12
7379323949	Prime Meridian	the earth's zero of longitude, which by convention passes through Greenwich, England.	13