Chapter 1 Review

Large scale maps usually show small areas of land with maximal detail.

Small scale maps typically show large areas of land with minimal detail.

Longitude is written before latitude when writing out coordinates.

shows movement of an idea, person, goods, etc from one place to another

In the U.S., the industrial revolution caused many people to leave rural areas to find factory work in the cities.

In India, more than 80 percent of the population practices the Hindu faith falls into which category of Place?

Drilling for oil in the oceans and gulfs is an example of which category of Human Environment Interaction?

GIS: a system of computer programs that process and organize info about places on Earth with satellite images and data.

Workers who work in severe frigid climates wear warm insulated clothing to accommodate for cold climate.

___ maps are small maps on main maps that show the total area of the main map within larger areas.

Building dams to control the flow of water and/or harness its energy

The White House's latitude is 38.8977° N and its longitude is 77.0365° W.

Washington, D.C. being around 40 miles from Baltimore, Maryland is an example of a ______ location.

GIS is a navigational system that can determine absolute location by using 24 satellites to accurately track locations.

Washington, D.C. is around 40 miles from Baltimore, Maryland.

shows cities, states, countries, continents, parishes, zip codes

shows naturally occurring landforms and bodies of water such as mountains, hills, deserts, lakes, rivers, oceans, etc

Building dams is what category of Human Environment Interaction?

Drilling for oil in the oceans and gulfs.

The White House's latitude is 38.8977° N and its longitude is 77.0365° W. This is an example of _______ location.

____ maps are small maps on main maps that show areas outside the main maps' borders or close-ups of its parts.

In India, more than 80 percent of the population practices the Hindu faith.

Maps are more accurate than globes.

Workers' decision to wear warm insulated clothing in severe frigid climates is an example of which HEI category?

Latitude lines are horizontal while longitude lines are vertical.

shows a theme of a map by using colors, dots, symbols, etc

The International Dateline is a major line of longitude that splits the world into equal parts and measures ___ degrees.