What is relative location?

the location of a place in relation to other landmarks

How does GPS find absolute location?

by using radio signals from satellites

What is absolute location?

the exact location of any place on Earth

What are lines of longitude?

imaginary lines of Earth that go from north to south

What are lines of latitude?

imaginary lines on Earth that go from east to west

What does the word contiguous mean?

land that is connected by shared borders

land that is under a country's control and protection

Which best explains why people climbing mountains would be safer using a GPS vs. a printed map?

GPS will tell them exactly how high up the mountain they are

What part of the geographical information system (GIS) would you need for planning bus routes?

students' homes, all streets and roads, school locations

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1
What is relative location?
a deep valley with steep sides
the exact location of any place on Earth
the location of a place in relation to other landmarks
to stretch, twist, or bend out of shape
2
What is a canyon?
a deep valley with steep sides
land that is connected by shared borders
to stretch, twist, or bend out of shape
a river or stream that flows into a larger river or lake
3
What does the word geographer mean?
a person who studies geography
a person who studies rocks
a person who makes maps
a person who climbs mountains
4
How does GPS find absolute location?
by signals send from hand-held devices
by using electronic maps
by using radio signals from satellites
by connecting to cell phones
5
What is absolute location?
to meet and cross at one or more points
the location of a place in relation to other landmarks
the exact location of any place on Earth
a river or stream that flows into a larger river or lake
6
What are lines of longitude?
deep and wide enough for ships to travel on or through
to meet and cross at one or more points
imaginary lines of Earth that go from north to south
imaginary lines of Earth that go from east to west
7
What are lines of latitude?
imaginary lines on Earth that go from north to south
Mendesly
imaginary lines on Earth that go from east to west
a bag of oranges
8
What does the word contiguous mean?
land that is connected by shared borders
a person who studies geography
a deep valley with steep sides
the exact location of any place on Earth
9
What is a territory?
a deep valley with steep sides
a river or stream that flows into a larger river or lake
to stretch, twist, or bend out of shape
land that is under a country's control and protection
10
What is the line at 0° longitude called?
the Prime Meridian
the South Pole
the North Pole
the Equator
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Which best explains why people climbing mountains would be safer using a GPS vs. a printed map?
GPS will tell them exactly how high up the mountain they are
The voice on the GPS receiver can tell them where to go
Maps can be difficult to read while you are moving
GPS is always up to date, but maps may be old and inaccurate
12
What part of the geographical information system (GIS) would you need for planning bus routes?
students' homes, all streets and roads, school locations
major roads, traffic patterns
population density, school location
bodies of water, major roads, shopping centers
13
Why are the size of areas and distance between places distorted?
Maps are poorly drawn
Earth is not flat
Maps are smaller than the real world
These features cannot be measured

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