is the relationship between the length of an object on a map and that feature on the landscape. 2. the acquisition of data about earth's surface from a satellite orbiting the planet or from another long- distance method is called . 3. a computer system that stores, organizes, retrieves, analyzes, and displays geographic data is . 4. the science of making maps is called . 5. situation identifies a place by its relative to other objects. 6. site identifies a place by its . 7. the prime meridian is measured approximately from degrees longitude. 8. the international date line is measured approximately from degrees longitude. 9. the division of the united states into nine regions by the census bureau is an example of a region. 10. means to care about something and take care of something. 11. the concept that the physical environment limits human actions, but that people have the ability to adjust to the physical environment is . 12. the frequency of something within a given unit of area is . 13. a is a region from which a phenomenon originates. 14. the name given to a portion of earth's surface is known as . 15. was the first person to term the earth as a sphere. 16. the spread of a new fashion first in large cities and later to smaller towns is a