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Alex Fuller Interpreting maps Geographers describe where things are by using maps. map scale- relationship of a features size on a map to its actual size earth projection- scientific method of transferring locations on earths surface to a flat map meridian- a circle of constant longitude passing through a given place on earths surface and the terrestrial poles longitude- the angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian of Greenwich, England, or west of the standard meridian of a celestial object, usually expressed in degrees and minutes parallel- side by side and having the same distance continuously between them latitude- the angular distance of a place north of south of the earths equator, or of a celestial object north or south of the celestial equator, usually expressed in degrees and minutes prime meridian- the planets line of 0 degrees longitude the role of the map scale and map projection is reading maps that are accurately represent distances are referred ...

Alex Fuller 1. Washington 2. Oregon 3. California 4. Arizona 5. Nevada 6. Utah 7. Idaho 8. Montana 9. Wyoming 10. Colorado 11. New Mexico 12. Texas 13. Oklahoma 14. Kansas 15. Nebraska 16. South Dakota 17. North Dakota 18. Minnesota 19. Iowa 20. Missouri 21. Arkansas 22. Louisiana 23. Wisconsin 24. Michigan 25. Illinois 26. Indiana 27. Ohio 28. Kentucky 29. Tennessee 30. Mississippi 31. Alabama 32. Georgia 33. Florida 34. South Carolina 35. North Carolina 36. Virginia 37. West Virginia 38. Pennsylvania 39. New York 40. Vermont 41. New Hampshire 42. Maine 43. Massachusetts 44. Rhode Island 45. Connecticut 46. New Jersey 47. Delaware 48. Maryland 49. Alaska 50. Hawaii

Alex Fuller Geographers describe where things are by using maps, their key tool. A time zone is a region of the globe that observes a uniform standard time for legal, commercial, and social purposes . UTC and GMT are different time zone ranges. some time zones could only be apart by 30 minutes it's just because of the sun rotation. Daylight Savings time is when we push one hour  forward in the summer and push back in the fall to use the most natural daylight lighting.Standard deviation is a quantity calculated to indicate the extent of deviation for a group as a whole. An hour between time zones is every 15 degrees the sun moves, the farther a place is the more time difference. 

Alex Fuller Geographers describe where things are by using maps. A geographic grid is a grid of lines on Earths surface which makes up longitude and latitude. The angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian is called longitude. Latitude is the angular distance of a place north or south of earths equator. Parallels help us locate things better, they are used to measure degrees of latitude north or south of the Equator. Meridians are imaginary lines that run north and south to connect geographic poles used to indicate longitude. The four most important imaginary lines running across the surface of the earth are the equator, the Tropic of Cancer, the Tropic of Capricorn, and the prime meridian. In class we plotted the absolute locations on several points across the world map.

Alex Fuller How do geographers describe where things are? They could use mental mapping which is a persons point of view perception of their area of interaction. mental maps are needed to find our way from point A to point B, they can help with organizing and storing information for future references and a way to make a meaning. Activity spacing are daily cycle movements. Going from start to finish with stops in the middle. Mental maps are used when describing somewhere when we can look at pictures to do so.

9/12/19 Alex Fuller 1. Canada 2. United States 3. Mexico 4. Guatamala 5. Balize 6. El Salvator 7. Honduras 8. Nicaragua 9. Costa Rica 10. Panama 11. Cuba 12. Jamaca 13. Hati 14. Dominican Republic 1.  Columbia 2. Venezuela 3. Guyana 4. Suriname 5. French Guiana 6. Equador 7. Peru 8.Bolivia 9. Brazil 10. Paraguay Geographers describe where things are by using maps and their physical features. map scale is the ratio between distance on a map and the corresponding distance on the ground. map projection is the representation on a a plane surface of any part of the surface of the earth of the earth or a celestial sphere.

Alex Fuller 9/9/19 How do geographers describe where things are? Geographers use a map, their key tool. Cartography is the science of mapmaking. As a reference tool to identify an object's absolute and relative location. Maps help us locate what country, state or even town where it is. Maps are great ways to direct you to where you need to go. Absolute Location is the the exact site on an objective coordinate system, such as a grid. Relative location is the position of something relative to another land mark. Geographers use absolute and relative location to describe where things are. Older maps were made by using accurate surveying questions.

Alex Fuller Human Geography 9/4/19 Human Geography is a branch of geography that deals with the study of people and their culture etc. Geography is the study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the distribution of populations and resources, land use, and industries. Human geography is the branch of geography dealing with how human activity affects or is influenced by the earth's surface. Physical geography is the branch of geography dealing with natural features and processes. Physical geography looks at the natural processes of the earth but human geography looks at the impact and behavior of people. The three types of maps that geographers use are political, physical, and thematic maps.