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Unit 1 Vocabulary

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THURSDAY ? 8/27/15 BELLWORK Use plain white paper and make 2 Fryer Diagrams. I will show you how to fold one. Choose a Vocabulary Word for center. Other boxes: Top left: Definition Bottom left: Antonym, Synonym Top right: Use word in a sentence Bottom right: Pictorial representation Repeat Process for 2nd vocabulary word. UNIT 1 ? GEOGRAPHY VOCABULARY DEFINITIONS cartography: study of mapmaking six essential elements: displays the importance of geography LOCATION ? world in spatial terms places & regions physical systems (natural changes and communities of plants/animals) MOVEMENT ? human systems environment & society uses of geography region: an area with one or more common features Latitude: measures distance North/South of the equator Runs East/West, horizontal

APHG CH 1 VOCAB

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1. Cartography the science of mapmaking 2. Connections relationships among people and objects across the barrier of space 3. Equator 0 degrees latitude 4. Geography The study of the earth and its features and of the distribution of life on the earth 5. GIS (geographical information system) A system that accurately determines the precise position of something on Earth 6. Globalization Greater cultural and economic interaction among people all over the world 7. GPS (global positioning system) A system that determines the precise position of something on Earth 8. Greenwich Mean Time Master reference time for all points on Earth 9. Human Geography The study of where and why human activities are located where they are 10. Land Ordinance of 1785
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