World Geography Chapter 1 Vocab

Front

A person who makes maps

Back

cartographer

Front

An imaginary line following Earth's curve, representing the shortest distance between two points.

Back

Great Circle route

Front

Mathematical formula for representing Earth's curved surface on a flat map.

Back

Map projection

Front

Map projecting Earth's image onto a plane

Back

Planar Projection

Front

Map projecting Earth's image onto a cylinder

Back

Cylindrical projection

Front

Map projecting Earth's image onto a cone.

Back

Conic projection

Front

Exact position of a place on Earth's surface

Back

Absolute location

Front

Location in relation to other places

Back

Relative location

Front

Height of land above sea level

Back

Elevation

Front

Variation in elevation across Earth's land

Back

Relief