Geographic information science ✔️✔️The development and analysis of the provided
Geographic information system about Earth
Geographic information system ✔️✔️A computer system that stores, organizes, analyzes, and
displays geographic data
Global positioning system ✔️✔️the system that accurately determines the precise position of
something on Earth - not referring to the Geographic information system's information
Greenwich meantime ✔️✔️The time in the zone encompassing the prime meridian or 0°
longitude
International dateline ✔️✔️The line of longitude that marks were each new day begins,
centered on the 180th meridian - back 24 hours east and forward 24 hours west
Latitude ✔️✔️The angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian at Greenwich,
England
Location ✔️✔️The position of anything on Earth's surface
Longitude ✔️✔️Distance north or south of the Equator, measure in degrees.
, Map ✔️✔️A two-dimensional, or flat, representation of Earth's surface or a portion of it.
Map scale ✔️✔️the relationship between a distance on the map and the actual distance on the
ground
Mental map ✔️✔️an internal, personal subjective representation of a person's portion of
Earth's surface
Meridian ✔️✔️An arc drawn on a map between north and south poles
Parallel ✔️✔️A circle around the globe parallel to the equal later and at a right angles to the
meridians
Place ✔️✔️Specific point on earth distinguished by a particular characteristic; ex: I love to go
to that ______ that offers fish pizza
Prime meridian ✔️✔️the imaginary line that runs from North Pole to South Pole through
Greenwich, England - 0* longitude
Region ✔️✔️An area distinguished by a unique combination of trends or features.
Geographic information system about Earth
Geographic information system ✔️✔️A computer system that stores, organizes, analyzes, and
displays geographic data
Global positioning system ✔️✔️the system that accurately determines the precise position of
something on Earth - not referring to the Geographic information system's information
Greenwich meantime ✔️✔️The time in the zone encompassing the prime meridian or 0°
longitude
International dateline ✔️✔️The line of longitude that marks were each new day begins,
centered on the 180th meridian - back 24 hours east and forward 24 hours west
Latitude ✔️✔️The angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian at Greenwich,
England
Location ✔️✔️The position of anything on Earth's surface
Longitude ✔️✔️Distance north or south of the Equator, measure in degrees.
, Map ✔️✔️A two-dimensional, or flat, representation of Earth's surface or a portion of it.
Map scale ✔️✔️the relationship between a distance on the map and the actual distance on the
ground
Mental map ✔️✔️an internal, personal subjective representation of a person's portion of
Earth's surface
Meridian ✔️✔️An arc drawn on a map between north and south poles
Parallel ✔️✔️A circle around the globe parallel to the equal later and at a right angles to the
meridians
Place ✔️✔️Specific point on earth distinguished by a particular characteristic; ex: I love to go
to that ______ that offers fish pizza
Prime meridian ✔️✔️the imaginary line that runs from North Pole to South Pole through
Greenwich, England - 0* longitude
Region ✔️✔️An area distinguished by a unique combination of trends or features.
