Unit 1 Vocabulary
Across
- 1. the science or art of mapmaking
- 4. the study of the people of Earth and how their lives and actions affect their physical environment
- 5. an area that has unifying or similar characteristics such as shared physical or human characteristics
- 7. vertical lines that measure the distance East or west of the prime meridian
- 9. describes directions to a place such as using landmark, street signs or physical features.
- 10. is determined by physical and human characteristics
- 11. the flow of poeple, ideas, materials and physical systems
- 12. the latitude and longitude address of a place on a map
- 13. explains what the symbols and colors on the map or globe represent
- 16. a computer system that store, organize, analyzes and displays geographic data
- 17. system a pattern of formed lines of latitude and longitude that represents a coordinate plane
- 18. the interaction between how humans depend on modify and adapt to the natural environment
Down
- 2. Or exact location is the grid coordinate of longitude and latitude
- 3. the study of the physical features of the world
- 6. Globe, Environment, Origin, Groups, Resources, Analysis, Physical Geography, Human Geography and You.
- 8. the study of Earths physical and human characteristics and how they connect, interact, and interact and influence each other
- 14. Describes the position and distribution of people and places on the earth's surface
- 15. are horizontal lines that measure distance North to South of the Equator