Core Concepts 1.3 Vocab

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Area on a map corresponding to real-world size (e.g., 1in=200ft)

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Scale

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Photographic images of Earth's surface taken from the air.

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Aerial photographs

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Pictures of Earth's surface from a satellite in orbit.

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Satellite Images

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Computer-based systems that store and use information linked to geographic locations.

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Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

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Loss of accuracy in size or position of map objects.

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Projections

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Explores how people, goods, and ideas move from one place to another.

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Movement

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Describes a place's exact position on Earth in terms of longitude and latitude.

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absolute location

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Lines running east to west, measuring north or south of the Equator. Example: Equator

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latitude

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Each half of the earth is a

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hemisphere