Vocab Words

5. Ways to map Earth on a flat surface.
6. Pictures of Earth’s surface taken from a satellite in orbit.
10. A place’s exact position on Earth in terms of longitude and latitude.
11. An area with at least one unifying physical or human feature such as climate, landforms, population, or history.
12. North, East, South, West
13. Loss of accuracy in the size or position of objects on a map.
15. The study of the human and nonhuman features of Earth.
16. Explores how people, goods, and ideas get from one place to another.
17. Each half of earth

1. The location of a place relative to another.
2. Units that measure angles
3. Images of Earth’s surface taken from the air.
4. The area of given space on the map corresponds to in the real world.
7. The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian
8. Refers to the mix of human and nonhuman features at a given location
9. The distance North or South of the Equator
14. Round shaped body
15. Computer-based systems that store and use information linked to geographic locations.