Ch. 1 Vocab Review
Across
- 3. the separation between two places measured by standard unit of length.
- 5. direction with respect to cultural idea rather than objective systems.
- 6. a type of map that uses lines connecting points of equal value. Typically weather related.
- 9. imaginary line passing through the royal observatory in greenwich, England severing as the 0 degree line.
- 10. a hematic map that exaggerates the size of place based on a variable value.
- 13. the position of a place or activity in relation to other places or activities.
- 15. lines that measure east and west
- 17. a systematic method of transferring the globe onto a 2d surface.
- 19. and east-west line o latitude indicating distance north and south of the equator.
- 20. A north and south line of longitude that measures east and west of a designated prime version of this.
- 21. a type of thematic map that shows occurrences of a phenomenon via individual reference points.
Down
- 1. position of a place in spatial coordinates.
- 2. an imaginary east to west line that splits the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres.
- 4. a measurement of the time or length to get somewhere without a standard measurement.
- 7. the are and science of map making.
- 8. lines that measure north and south
- 11. typically known as cardinal directions
- 12. a general purpose map that attempts to show geographic features such as roads and land forms in detail.
- 14. a specific purpose map that shows distribution of one or a few variable, such as unemployment rates in a country.
- 16. a type of thematic map that shows quantitative data using color or shading.
- 18. a spherical physical model of the earth