Thinking about the space in Earth's surface, including where places are located and why they're there., Spatial thinking., Another word for it is "important"., Significant., Similarities among places., Geographic patterns., Many geographers use it to create maps and analyze patterns., Computer Based Information Systems (GIS)., Another word for it is "group"., Categorize., The exact point in which a place is located., Absolute location., Geographers use it to find absolute location., Global Positioning System (GPS)., Where a place is in relation to other places., Relative location., A group of places with common traits., A region., A flat surface that is built into a hillside., A terrace., A large land mass on Earth's surface., A continent., A three dimensional, or spherical representation of Earth., A globe., A two dimensional, or flat representation of Earth., A map., Imaginary lines that run east to west, parallel to the equator., Latitude lines., Imaginary lines that run from The North Pole to The South Pole., Longitude lines., The center line of latitude., The equator., What runs through Greenwich, England., The prime meridian., Half of the Earth., A hemisphere., A map's __ shows how much distance on Earth is shown in the map., Scale., __, or mapmakers create different kinds of maps for different reasons., Cartographers., The height of a physical feature above sea level., Elevation., The change in elevation from one place to another., Relief., The world is a sphere, a map is flat, as a result maps..., Distort., To reduce distortion, mapmakers use ___, or a way of showing Earth's curved surface on a flat map., Projection., you would create a thematic map, which is about a specific ____, or subject., Theme.

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