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Maps and cartography flashcards covering latitude, longitude, projections, and GIS for Grade 8.
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This 41-card flashcard set covers maps and cartography fundamentals for 8th Grade earth science. Topics include latitude and longitude, map projections (cylindrical, conic, Robinson, gnomonic), GIS technology, cartographic tools, and how different map types display geographic and political information. Use it for chapter review, exam preparation, or vocabulary reinforcement during a geography or earth science unit.

Subject:
Science
Topic:
Earth Science
Grade Level:
8th Grade
Updated January 2024

Terms in This Set

  • Why are lines of latitude sometimes called parallels?
  • Why should you check the copyright on a map?
  • Which geometric shapes can be flattened into a plane?
  • What is the key advantage of the way GIS organizes data?
  • What evidence showed that ancient people saw the earth as a sphere?
  • cartographers
  • latitude lines
  • equator
  • How is latitudes measured?
  • How is longitude measured?
  • Longitude Lines
  • Geographic Coordinates
  • What tool is used to find latitude?
  • map
  • life saving maps
  • Models of Maps
  • charts
  • globe
  • Why do we use maps
  • Standard Map Features
  • Longitude was much more complicated using
  • Modern Positioning Methods
  • What is map projection?
  • Types of map projections
  • Basic Map Projections
  • gnomonic projections
  • cylindrical projection
  • conic projection
  • Robinson projection
  • Why does a cartographer choose a projection?
  • What types of information do Standard Maps have?
  • What types of information are found on a political maps?
  • Why types of information is found on a geographic map?
  • topographic information
  • contour lines
  • GIS
  • 3 main parts of GIS
  • Uses of GIS
  • GIS data types
  • GIS maps show
  • GIS Data Collection Methods

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