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OAE 025 Exam Questions And Accurate Answers (A+)Globe - ANSWER a spherical model of the Earth
Mercator Map - ANSWER A rectangular map used as a navigation tool in which the lines
for longitude and latitude are straight and parallel. Distortions increases as you move
further from the equator.
Robinson Map - ANSWER earths features are projected onto an oval-looking map. Areas
near the poles are truer in size than an in the mercator. Some distortion at every point.
Orthographic Projection - ANSWER Earth's features are shown on a circle, which is
tangent to the globe at any point chosen by the mapmaker. This generates a circular,
3-D appearing map similar to how Earth is seen from space.
Conic maps - ANSWER This family of maps is drawn by projecting the globe features
onto a cone set onto the globe. Some distortion affects most points.
polar maps - ANSWER The land around the poles has been projected onto a circle. This
provides much less distortion of Antarctica and the land around the North pole than
other map types.
Azimuthal Projection- ANSWER A map projection in which the plane preserves
directions most accurately.
Conformal Projection - ANSWER Map that maintains shape but distorts other properties
Equal Area Map - ANSWER area (size) is correct but other properties are distorted
gnomonic projection- ANSWER maps that preserve the shortest routes.
, natural features - ANSWER features on the earth's surface that were not made by
humans
political features - ANSWER towns and cities; county, state, or national borders on a
map
cultural feature - ANSWER characteristics that humans have created in a place, such as
language, religion, housing, and settlement pattern
contintuity - ANSWER periods of time that are relatively stable in history with no major
changes.
change - ANSWER rich periods in history with significant events that alter common
practices of that time. Often leading to a new era.
Periodization - ANSWER the division of history into periods of time
civilization - ANSWER a human society of complex means of surviving as a group.
functions of a civilization - ANSWER food supply, social structure, shared language,
culture, technology
city-state - ANSWER an interdependently sovereign city that does not depend on
another government.
Mesopotamia - ANSWER -a good example of a city-state
-was the central hub and the government for its region.
Mesopotamia - ANSWER first known complex civilization
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