Maps
5 Themes
Vocabulary
Latitude/ Longitude
Anything
100
A projection that is cut out
What is Goode's Projection
100
This theme of geography deals with people, goods, and ideas
What is movement?
100
This representation of the earth shows accurate shapes and sizes.
What is a globe?
100
This line cuts the earth in half at 0 degrees longitude
What is the Prime Meridian?
100
The internet, phones, newspapers, and books are examples of this type of movement.
What are ideas?
200
This is a map that has distortion at the poles, and specifically makes Antarctica look too big.
What is the Winkel projection
200
These are the two types of characteristics for place
What is physical and human?
200
This representation of the earth is easy to fit in your pocket but has distortion.
What is a map?
200
Lines of longitude are referred to as these
What are meridians?
200
Geography means this
What is the study of the earth and its people?
300
A map projection that is a square grid and has distortion near Greenland
What is a Mercator Projection
300
New England is an example of this theme of geography
What is Region
300
This tool, is used by geographers, uses radio signals to determine the exact location of places on the earth.
What is a GPS?
300
Lines of latitude and longitude are measured in these
What are degrees?
300
A home address is an example of this type of location
What is absolute location?
400
All maps contain this which makes them inaccurate
What is distortion
400
These are the three ways human beings interact with their environment
What is adapt, depend, and modify
400
This is another name of lines of latitude
What are parallels?
400
The line of longitude at 180 degrees is called this
What is the international dateline?
400
Different ethnic groups divided up into different neighborhoods in a city refers to this theme of geography
What is region?
500
Stars on maps represent this
What are capitals?
500
When geographer explains that a river is 250 miles north of San Antonio, he using this type of location.
What is relative location?
500
This measures distance north and south of the equator
What are lines of latitude?
500
The prime meridian cuts through this city in England
What is Greenwich?
500
The buildings, cars, trains, streets, and people of New York City, are examples of this type of geographic characteristic.
What are human characteristics?
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