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Study Guide Chapter 2

Includes chapter1

Geography                                                                           Minutes

Studyof the earth                                                                   To be more exact using a map

Physicalfeatures

People                                                                                    Seconds

                                                                                                Givesexact location

Census

Countpopulation                                                                   Hemispheres

Every10 years                                                                       World in four parts

Representation

WashingtonD.C                                                                     Special Parallels

                                                                                                23-30’North

NAFTA                                                                                  Tropicof Cancer

NorthAmerican Free Trade Agreement                                  23-30’ South

Easyto buy and sell                                                                Tropic of Capricorn

U.S.,Mexico, Canada                                                             Arctic Circle

1992                                                                                         66-30’ N

                                                                                                 Antarctic Circle

Natural Regionsof Texas                                                      66-30’S

CoastalPlains                                                                           Pathof the Sun

GreatPlains

Mountains& Basins                                                              Gerardus Mercator

NorthCentral Plains                                                              1500s

                                                                                               GreatestMap Maker

Important humanresource

Water                                                                                      Special Purpose Map

                                                                                                Specific topic

Latitude

Equator                                                                                    Political Map

North                                                                                       Boundries

South

0Degrees                                                                                Physical-Political Map

                                                                                                Topography

Longitude                                                                               Boundries

PrimeMeridian

East                                                                                         Scale

West                                                                                        3

0Degrees

                                                                                                 Cartographer

Degrees                                                                                   MakesMaps

Firstunit of measurement on map

Shapes used tomake maps

Plain

Cylander     Cone                                               Globe to map Distortion