FREE AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT

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FREE AP HUMAN GEOGRAPHY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT

BASIC CONCEPTS 1.1 EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: Remote Sensing

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The acquisition of data about Earth's surface from a satellite orbiting Earth or from other long-distance methods

Question 2: Written Scale

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Describes the relationship between map and Earth distances in words

Question 3: Greenwich Mean Time

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Also known as Universal Time, is the time at the prime meridian, is also the master reference time for all points on Earth

Question 4: Geographic Information Science

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The development and analysis of data about Earth acquired through satellite and other electronic information technologies

Question 5: Longitude

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A numbering system on a map

Question 6: Projection

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The scientific method of transferring locations on Earth's surface to a flat map

Question 7: Graphic Scale

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Usually consists of a bar line marked to show distance on Earth's surface

Question 8: Latitude

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The numbering system to indicate the location of a parallel

Question 9: Meridian

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An arc drawn between the North and South poles

Question 10: Map Scale

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Refers to the relationship of a feature's size on a map to it's actual size on Earth

Question 11: Ratio or Fraction

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Shows the numerical ratio between distances on the map and Earth's surface

Question 12: Geographic Information System

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A computer system that captures, stores, queries, analyzes, and displays geographic data

Question 13: Map

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A two-dimensional or flat-scaled model of Earth's surface, or a portion of it

Question 14: Parallel

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A circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and at right angles to the meridians.

Question 15: Cartography

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The science of mapmaking

Question 16: Prime Meridian

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• degrees longitude, passes through the Royal Conservatory at Greenwich, England

Question 17: International Date Line

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Follows 180 degree longitude, when you cross it eastward toward America, you move the clock back 24 hours or one full day