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Globe – scale model of the earth. SENTENCE: There is a globe in Mr. Slocomb’s room. Map – symbolic representation of all or part of the planet. SENTENCE: Mr. Jonas has a big map in his room that he uses daily. Cartographers – use mathematical formulas to transfer information from the three-dimensional glove to the two-dimensional map. SENTENCE: Being a Cartographer would take a lot of dedication. Great Circle Route – The travel along the great circle. SENTENCE: In my lifetime, I would like to travel the Great Circle Route. Map projection – A distorted representation of the earth. SENTENCE: Many teachers use Map Projections to explain and teach to students. Planar Projection – Shows the Earth centered in such a way that a straight line coming from the center to any other point represents the shortest distance. SENTENCE: A Planar projection could help people get from point A to B. Cylindrical Projection – Based on the projection of the globe onto a cylinder. SENTENCE: Cylindrical Projections can help people that study anything near the Equator. Conic Projection – Comes from placing a cone over part of a globe. SENTENCE: Conic projections are best suited for showing limited east-west areas that are not too far away from the Equator. Location – The basic tool for answering a question. SENTENCE: Any specific place that is on topic. Grid System – Lines that cross one another, forming a pattern. SENTENCE: A Grid System can help you find places on the Earth Surface. Hemisphere – One of the halves into which the Earth is divided. SENTENCE: The earths Hemisphere is located in the East and the West. Latitude – Or parallels, circle the Earth parallel to the Equator and measure the distance north or south of the Equator in degrees. SENTENCE: Latitude is located from the North and the South. Longitude – Or meridians, circle the Earth from Pole to Pole. SENTENCE: Longitude can measure the distance from the East, or the West of the Prime Meridian.

Flow-line Map: Maps that illustrate the movement of people, animals, goods, and ideas, as well as physical process like hurricanes and glacier. Sentence: Slavic Homeland had many flow-lines going in direction of Eastern, Western, and Southern slavery. Site: A specific location of a place, including its physical setting. Sentence: Last year I went to a site where it was located by the Pacific Ocean. Situation: Refers to the geographic positions of a place in relation to other places or features of a larger region. Sentence: West Fargo’s situation is in the middle of the Red River Valley. Place: Particular space with physical and human meaning. Sentence: Everyone needs a space for were ever they go. Region: Broad geographical areas distinguished by similar features. Sentence: Every country has a region they believe on different things and different features. Formal Region: Common characteristics such as production of a product. Sentence: West Fargo is in a small formal region. Functional Region: Central place and the surrounding are linked to it. Sentence: Chicago city has different functional regions around connected to it. Perceptual Region: Defined by popular feelings and images rather than by objective data. Sentence: “Windy City” is also known as Chicago refers to the wind.

Ecosystem: Community of plants and animals that depend upon one another, and their surroundings, for survival. Sentences: Tropical rain forest is an amazing way to say it’s an ecosystem. Movement: The act or process of changing place or position. Sentences: In Iraq war they have a lot of movement trying to find a place to hide. Human-environment Interaction: The study of the interrelationship between people and their physical environment. Sentences: Religions have many ways to show their human-environment interactions in their country. Cartography: Designed and making maps. Sentences: Cartography maker’s help hikers get to the locations they are trying to get to. Geographic Information System: Computer tools that process and organize data and satellite images with other types if information gathered by geographers and other scientists. Sentence: Geographic information system helps determine were construction workers should build more roads or more buildings.

**__ Prime Meridian __ - The meridian of 0 degrees longitude from which other longitudes are calculated. **  **  Sentence: The Prime Meridian of the North Pole is colder than other longitudes of places  ** ** __ Absolute Location __ - The exact position of a place on the Earth’s surface. ** **  Sentence: My address is an Absolute location of where I live. ** ** __ Key __ - A map legend. ** **  Sentence: On the globe there is a key were oceans and land is. ** ** __ Compass Rose __ - A map tool that indicates direction. ** **  Sentence: I used a compose rose to go the right direction. ** ** __ Cardinal Directions __ - The four principal courses or routes of north, south, east, and west. ** **  Sentence: The Cardinal Directions are the main directions I use on a Compass Rose. ** ** __ Intermediate Directions __ - The courses or routes of northeast, northwest, southeast, and southwest. ** **  Sentence: I use the Intermediate Directions when I need to go in between the Cardinal Directions. ** ** __ Scale __ - The size of a picture, plan, or model of a thing compared to the size of the thing itself. ** **  Sentence: The scale of the picture on my wall is some compared to some pictures. ** ** __ Relative Location __ - Location in relation to other places. ** **  Sentences: The places that my house is by are Relative Locations. ** ** __ Physical Map __ - Map that shows the location of natural features such as mountains and rivers; can also show cities and countries. ** **  Sentences: Most people use Physical Maps to look up locations. ** ** __ Topography __ - Shape of the Earth’s physical features. ** **  Sentences: People study the Topography so study the formation of the earth. ** ** __ Relief __ - The elevations or inequalities of a land surface. ** **  Sentences: The Relief of the earth changes over time. ** ** __ Political Map __ - A map that shows the boundaries and locations of political units such as countries, states, cities, and towns. ** **  Sentences: My dad’s Political Map shows edges of different lands for hunting. ** ** __ Thematic Map __ - Map that emphasizes a single idea or a particular kind of information about an area. ** **  Sentences: We use a Thematic Map if we are hunting in a town and need to know how to get around. **