Unit 1 Vocab

Used to refer to the height of the land above sea leve

• GPS

• Elevation

• Projection

• Absolute

A way of representing the round Earth on a flat map.

• GPS

• Region

• Map Projection

• Relative

A computer program that processes and organizes details about places on Earth and integrates those details with satellite images and other pieces of information.

• Relative

• Region

• Map Projection

• GIS

The exact global address derived from latitude and longitude.

• Projection

• Elevation

• Relative Location

• Absolute Location

A region that reflects human feelings and attitudes is known as a(n)

• GIS

• Spatial

• Perceptual Region

• Functional Region

The location of a place in relation to other places is

• Spatial

• Perceptual Region

• Relative Location

• Absolute Location

A region that is made up of different places that are linked together and function as a unit.

• Perceptual Region

• Functional Region

• Formal Region

• Spatial

An area with one or more common features that make it different from surrounding areas.

• Region

• Elevation

• Projection

• GPS

The condition of the atmosphere at a given time and place

• Erosion

• Weather

• Greenhouse Effect

• Plate Tectonics

The process that breaks down rocks

• Weathering

• Plate Tectonics

• Greenhouse Effect

• Climate