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| Question | Answer |
| Map | A representation of Earth’s features on a flat surface. |
| General Purpose Map | Map that contains many types of information on one map |
| Thematic Map | A map containing information on only one topic or theme. |
| Topographic Map | Large-scale map showing both natural and human-made features. |
| Geotechnologies | New geographic technologies, such as remote sensing, GPS and GIS that have revolutionized the field of geography. |
| Digital Mapping | The location of geographic data is digitized, placed in databases, and used in various combinations to create maps. |
| Compass Rose: | Diagram in the shape of a flower showing directions and bearings and used to indicate direction on a map. |
| Compass Point | Point on a compass, such as north and south. |
| Compass Bearing | Degrees on a compass measured in clockwise direction from 0˚ (North) to 360 ̊. |
| Alphanumeric Grid | Grid that uses letters and numerals to identify squares of a grid pattern on a map. |
| Map Grid (Military Grid) | Series of lines on a map that can be used to locate any place on the map. |
| Easting | First three figures in a map reference giving the east-west location |
| Northing | Last three figures in a map reference, giving the north-south location |
| Prime Meridian | Line of longitude that runs through Greenwich, England. |
| Longitude | Distance east and west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees. |
| Latitude | Distance north or south of the equator measured in degrees. |
| Global Positioning System (GPS) | Satellite navigation system that is used to compute the exact latitude and longitude position of any place on Earth. |
| Scale | Shows the relationship between the size on an object in real life and its size drawn on the map. |
| Large Scale | Map that shows a large amount of detail of a small area. |
| Small Scale:\ | Map that shows a small amount of detail of a large area. |
| Direct Statement Scale | Words are used to describe the relationship between a distance on a map and a specific distance on Earth’s surface. |
| Line Scale | Line divided into units of distance that represent the actual units on the ground. |
| Representative Fraction Scale | Scale on a map given as a ration of distance on the map to distance on the ground. |
| Standard Time | Every place within a time zone has the same time. |
| Geographic Information System | Integrated software package for the input, management, analysis and display of spatial information. |
| Base Map | Map providing only an outline of the most basic features of the mapped area. |
| Data Base | Table of information in a computer program that can be searched for particular values or rearranged in a variety of ways. |
| Aerial Photograph | Photograph taken from the sky instead of the ground. |
| Stereo Pair | A pair of aerial photographs that, when looked at through a stereoscope, shows a 3-dimensional image. |
| Satellites | Manufactured object that is launched by a rocket and circles Earth. Satellites are used to communicate, to study Earth’s resources, and to aid the military. |
| Geostationary Orbit | Satellite orbiting about 36,000 km above Earth at a speed that keeps it exactly above the same place on Earth. |
| Near Polar Orbit | Fixed north-south orbit followed by satellites as Earth rotates below them. |
| False Colours | Colours artificially added to satellite images of Earth, to make patterns more obvious. These colours would not actually be seen from space. |
| Remote Sensing | Study of characteristics of Earth using photographs and electronic images taken from aircraft and satellites. |
| Radar | In remote sensing, radar sensors send out microwaves to Earth’s surface and use the microwaves reflected back to create an image of human objects and natural features on Earth’s surface. |
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