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OAE Integrated Social Studies - Geography andCulture Exam 100% Verified
Geography - ANSWER -study of the earth
-physical characteristics of the earth as well as man-made borders and boundaries
-distribution of life on the planet as well as how different forms of life interact
Major Elements of Geography - ANSWER -locations
-regional characteristics
-spatial relations
-natural and man-made forces that change elements of the earth
Physical Geography - ANSWER -the study of the physical characteristics of earth, how
they relate with each other, how they were formed, and how they develop
-climate, land, water
-how human populations are affected in various areas
Cultural Geography - ANSWER -how various aspects of physical geography affect
different cultures
-compares different cultures, how lifestyle and tradition are shaped by the physical
environment and location, among other things, as well as interaction with the
environment
Divisions of Geographical Study - ANSWER -Topical: research of one single earth
feature or one individual human activity that takes place worldwide
-Physical: different physical features, formation, and how they interact
-Regional: places and regions in particular
Human: how human activity impacts on the environment, includes political, historical,
social and cultural activities
,Tools used in Geographical Study - ANSWER -mapping
-field studies
-statistics
-interviews
-mathematics
-variety of scientific equipment
Ancient Geographers - ANSWER -Eratosthenes lived in ancient Greece, mathematically
calculated the earth's circumference
-Strabo wrote Geographica, seventeen volumes, describing the ancient world
-Ptolemy was an astronomer and an accomplished map maker
Cylindrical Projection - ANSWER-made by wrapping the globe of the Earth in a
cylindrical piece of paper then using a light to protect the globe into the paper
-greatest distortion is at the outermost edges
Conical Projection - ANSWER-paper is shaped like a cone and touches the globe only at
the cone's base
-most useful for middle latitudes
Flat-Plane Projections - ANSWER-aka Gnomonic projection
flat piece of paper only touches the globe at a single point
-can map out the shortest distance between two points as a straight line
Winkel Tripel Projection - ANSWER -most common for world maps
-accepted in 1998 by the National Geographic Society as a standard
-balances size and shape to reduce distortion
, Robinson Projection - ANSWER -east and west sections are less distorted
-continental shapes are somewhat inaccurate
Goode's Interrupted Equal-area Projection - ANSWER -sizes and shapes are accurate
but distances are not
-resembles a globe that had been cut in order to lie flat
Mercator Projection - ANSWER -distortion is high, particularly add you move away from
the equator
-commonly used by seafarers
Map Elements - ANSWER -title
-legend
-grid
-directions
-scale
Equal Area Map - ANSWER -designed such that the proportional sizes of various areas
are accurate
Conformal Map - ANSWER -has the purpose of showing the true shape of a geographical
area, without great concern of comparative size
Consistent Scale Map - ANSWER -the scale is identical throughout the entire map
-These kinds of maps are often used for smaller maps because if the map is large then
there is commonly distortion that requires multiple scales
Thematic Map - ANSWER -made to demonstrate very detailed information regarding a
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