Maps and Globes
Location
Projections
Terms
Themes of Geography
100
Geographic tools that are representations of the earth.
What are Maps
100
North, South, East and West are know as the ___________ directions.
What are Cardinal Directions
100
This type of projection is most accurate near the equator.
What is a Cylindrical Projection
100
Feature that explains map symbols.
What is the key or legend
100
This theme asks the question, "How are people and places connected?"
What is Movement
200
These types of maps show how boundaries and locations of countries, cities and states.
What are Political Maps
200
0 degree line of longitude is known as this.
What is the Prime Meridian
200
The polar areas are flattened on this projection.
What is a Robinson Projection
200
Mapmaker.
What is a Cartographer
200
"What is it like there?" relates to the theme.
What is Place
300
The equator splits a globe into these halves.
What are the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
300
90 degree South line of latitude is what place on the earth.
What is South Pole
300
Distances and direction are indicated fairly accurately on this type of projection.
What is a Conic Projection
300
Direction marker on a map.
What is the Compass Rose
300
All places on the earth can be found in either absolute or relative terms because of this theme.
What is Location
400
This is the lines of longitude and lines of latitude on a globe.
What is a Grid System
400
Name of 2 lines of latitude at 23 and 1/2 degrees North and South
What is the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn
400
This type of projection is used most often for maps of the poles.
What is a Planar Projection
400
The way of life of people in different places.
What is Culture
400
This theme deals with people and the environment.
What is Human/Environment Interaction
500
This is useful to airplane routes for flying from one side of the earth to the other side.
What is a Great Circle Route
500
Lines of latitude are also know as this.
What are Parallels
500
Size and distance are increasingly distorted as it moves away from the equator in this projection.
What is a Mercator Projection
500
Physical feature's of the earth's surface.
What is Topography
500
Uniform and funtional are two areas in this theme of Geography.
What is Region
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