Core Concepts 1 Vocabulary

1. each half of Earth
3. directions, north south east and west
5. a round shaped body
7. height above sea level
8. directions, northwest northeast southwest and southeast
9. location, a place's exact location on Earth
10. distance east or west of the Prime Meridian
16. refers to the mix of human and non-human features at a given location
17. ways to map Earth on a flat surface
19. images, images of Earth's surface taken from a satellite in orbit
20. how people goods and ideas get from one place to another
22. photographs, photographic images of Earth's surface taken from the air.
23. purpose map, shows the location or distribution of human or physical features
24. location, a place's location in relation to another place
25. loss of accuracy

2. interaction, considers how people affect their environment and how their environment affects them.
4. distance north or south of the Equator
6. an area with at least one unifying physical or human feature
11. computer based systems that store and use information linked to geographic locations
12. units that measure angles
13. bar, shows how much space on the map represents a given distance on the land
14. explain the symbols and shading on a map
15. map, shows a larger area than the main map
16. map, shows political units such as a countries or states
17. map, shows physical or natural features
18. rose, diagram of a compass showing direction
21. the study of human and non-human features of the Earth.