Jakki Geography
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- equator
- The only line of latitude to go all the way around the Earth. It is halfway between the North and South poles.
- prime meridian
- The line of longitude dividing the east and west hemispheres.
- distortion
- Each map has a different view and sometimes, the views can squish or elongate some countries.
- coniferous forests
- The forest where the trees grow cones instead of leaves.
- meridians:
- an imaginary circle passing through any place on the earth's surface and through the North and South poles.
- Human geography
- Concentrates on patterns of human activity and on their relationships with the environment
- map legend
- A list of colours and symbols that were used on the map. Different maps have different legends.
- Mercator
- A Mercator chart represents the meridians and parallels of latitude as straight lines.
- scale:
- The mathematical relationship by which distances on a map reduce actual distances on earth
- cartography
- The making or study of maps or charts
- parallel
- The lines of Latitude.
- biome
- The different climates around the world. Each is characterized by yearly temerature, plants and animals.
- compass
- an instrument for showing directions, consisting of a needle or compass card that points to the north magnetic pole, which is near the North Pole.
- recycle
- To reuse materials that would have been thrown out.
- savannas
- They are usually in the hot, desert regions of the world. There are a few trees scattered among the forests.
- geographic grids
- The lines of longitude and latitude that help us find our position on the Earth.
- Mollweide
- The map projection in which the lines of longitude and latitude are shown as equal increments. The Earth is shown as an oval.
- longitude
- The measure of the distance east and west of the Prime Meridian.
- Geography
- The study of the climates, people, industries, temperatures, directions and elevations of the Earth.
- Peterson
- The map projection which shows the continents and oceans accurately.
- renewable resources
- A resource that can be used again like the energy from the sun or the wind.
- pesticides:
- Chemicals that are used to kill insects so they won't eat the plants.
- deciduous forests
- These forests grow and shed their leaves.
- topography
- Topography is the study of the different elevations of the Earth.
- GPS
- Global Positioning System
- Physical geography
- Concerned with the locations of such earth features as land, water, and climate; their relationship to one another and to human activities; and the forces that create and change them
- tropical rain forests
- The year round warm forest with a great amount of rainfall.
- contour map:
- The map projection in which the different elevations of sea levels are shown using contour lines.
- niche
- What each plant, animal or organism is supposed to do in the biomes.
- projections
- The different ways to show the maps of the Earth.
- deserts
- The driest biome in the world, with little or no water. They are hot all year long.
- grasslands
- The biome where grass is the predominant plant which many animals thrive on.
- latitude
- The measure of the distance north and south of the Equator.
- GIS
- Global Information System
- tundra
- A biome in the northern regions of the world where the ground is frozen year round. Vegitation is limited.