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A counterculture is composed of a group of people who the dominant culture

are systematically opposed to

A chain of hardware stores has databases of purchases To use these databases in a GIS they must be tied to

locations on a digital map.

Cartographers can represent the spherical Earth on flat paper by making a which is like casting shadows from the spherical world onto a flat piece of paper

Cartographers an represent the spherical Earth on flat paper by making a projection, which is like casting shadows from the spherical world onto a flat piece of paper.

A biologist might designate regions based on what

climate

What is a question normally asked by mapmakers before they design a new map

How large are each of the map elements?

The dominant language spoken by people in a particular culture is an of that culture

social norm

From the standpoint of geography and demography a consists of people who live in a particular area

all of the people; population

Maps are especially useful for showing aspects of the world that cannot be seen directly These include what

political boundaries

GIS stands for what in geography

Geographic Information System

Information about relative location can be use to find the location

based on where your standing.

Arrange these events from the history of cartography in the order in which they occurred.

Piri Reis's map,

Mercator projection,

Captain Cook maps Newfoundland,

Robinson projection

Which projection might you use to examine and compare population densities use one view of the entire world

Planar

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Maps can show more than the view out your window such as

Piri Reis accurately mapped the coasts of

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Who established the prime meridian in London England

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