GPH 111 Exam 1 Study Guide with all Correct & 100%
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5 Themes of Geography ✔Correct Answer-Location, place, region, movements, human-
environment interactions
Absolute Location ✔Correct Answer-Actual location ex. Latitude and Longitude
Relative Location ✔Correct Answer-Approximate location ex. by the Safeway
Spatial Scale ✔Correct Answer-Scale of size ex. household, community, city, global
Temporal Scale ✔Correct Answer-Scale of time ex. seconds, minutes, hours, days
Time Zones ✔Correct Answer-24 times zones on earth, 6 in the united states
GMT/UTC/Z GMT and offsets ✔Correct Answer-GMT is Greenwhich mean time, UTC is Cordinated
Universal time, Z is Zulu or Millitary time. offsets start from GMT going west is - and going east is +
US time zones ✔Correct Answer-Eastern, Central, Mountain, Mountain no DST, Pacific, Alaskan,
Hawaiian
Compass Rose Directions ✔Correct Answer-N,NE,E,SE,S,SW,W,NW,N if you want inbetween these
angles us compass point then the intermeduiate angle ex. NNW
How to use mapscale for distance between points ✔Correct Answer-to find distance look at map
scale 1 unit will equal x amount of real life distance ex. 1:20 means one unit will equal 20 units in real
life
how to interpret mapscale; ✔Correct Answer-1:28,800 is 1 unit = 28,800 units in real life
types of map projections; ✔Correct Answer-Planar
Conical
Cylindrical
Latitude and longitude and significant lines ✔Correct Answer-Lattitude is N and S goes from 90N to
90S
important Latitudes Artic Circle 66.5N Tropic of Cancer 23.5N Equator 0 Tropic of Capricorn 23.5S
Antarctic Circle 66.5S
Longitude goes E and W from 0-180W and 0-180E
Important Longitudes Prime meridian 0 International date line 180
Township and Range ✔Correct Answer-Baselines run east and west and measure N and S
Principal Meridians run north and south and measure E and W
1 township is 36 Square miles or 36 1 square mile plots
Verified Answers |Latest Update| Already Graded A+
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5 Themes of Geography ✔Correct Answer-Location, place, region, movements, human-
environment interactions
Absolute Location ✔Correct Answer-Actual location ex. Latitude and Longitude
Relative Location ✔Correct Answer-Approximate location ex. by the Safeway
Spatial Scale ✔Correct Answer-Scale of size ex. household, community, city, global
Temporal Scale ✔Correct Answer-Scale of time ex. seconds, minutes, hours, days
Time Zones ✔Correct Answer-24 times zones on earth, 6 in the united states
GMT/UTC/Z GMT and offsets ✔Correct Answer-GMT is Greenwhich mean time, UTC is Cordinated
Universal time, Z is Zulu or Millitary time. offsets start from GMT going west is - and going east is +
US time zones ✔Correct Answer-Eastern, Central, Mountain, Mountain no DST, Pacific, Alaskan,
Hawaiian
Compass Rose Directions ✔Correct Answer-N,NE,E,SE,S,SW,W,NW,N if you want inbetween these
angles us compass point then the intermeduiate angle ex. NNW
How to use mapscale for distance between points ✔Correct Answer-to find distance look at map
scale 1 unit will equal x amount of real life distance ex. 1:20 means one unit will equal 20 units in real
life
how to interpret mapscale; ✔Correct Answer-1:28,800 is 1 unit = 28,800 units in real life
types of map projections; ✔Correct Answer-Planar
Conical
Cylindrical
Latitude and longitude and significant lines ✔Correct Answer-Lattitude is N and S goes from 90N to
90S
important Latitudes Artic Circle 66.5N Tropic of Cancer 23.5N Equator 0 Tropic of Capricorn 23.5S
Antarctic Circle 66.5S
Longitude goes E and W from 0-180W and 0-180E
Important Longitudes Prime meridian 0 International date line 180
Township and Range ✔Correct Answer-Baselines run east and west and measure N and S
Principal Meridians run north and south and measure E and W
1 township is 36 Square miles or 36 1 square mile plots
