Map Terms
This is the ratio or relationship between distance on a map
What is a Map Scale?
I'm the continent found at 20 E and 10 N
What is Africa
East, North, South or West
What are the Cardinal Directions
This describes where something is on earth. Can be absolute or relative
What is Location
Here, read this speech and tell me how this old document relates to this field of Geography
What is History?
Also called Parallels
What is Latitude
I'm sitting in seat 12, in room 209, at CM Eppes Middle School. What am I providing you?
What is my Absolute Location.
Northwest, Northeast, Southwest or Southeast
What are Intermediate Directions?
An Earthquake or a Dam are examples of this Geography Theme
What is Human / Environmental Interaction
"Stop asking me for a new iPhone, we need to take a trip to Europe" might be an example of viewing this Field of Geography through this lens.
What is Economics?
Also called Meridians
What is Longitude
What is Relative Location?
Also called 90 degrees
What is East?
This describes the common characteristics of a place such as language, culture, religion or even location.
What is a Region?
"Nice little city you got there, now hand over your taxes..." might be one thing this Field of Geography might say to a new village.
What is Government?
The imaginary vertical line separating East from West
What is the Prime Meridian
Brrrrrr, I'm cold. I'm an Air Mass being formed over Alaska.
What is a Continental Polar Air Mass?
What will you find at 0 N/S and 0 E/W
The place where the Equator and Prime Meridian meet.
People and Ideas traveling around the world represent this theme of Geography
What is Movemenet?
"Yes, all my neighbors go to the same church, we share a similar _____________, this Field of Geography.
What is Culture?
The imaginary horizontal line separating North from South
What is the Equator
I'm sweating like crazy, but at least I'm enjoying my boat trip because I'm living under this type of Air Mass.
What is a Maritime Tropical Air Mass
Go West Young Man! Leave Greenville and drive to California. What Longitude and Latitude are you at?
What is 36 N and 120 W?
"You would not believe where I am on vacation!" might be one way to use this theme of Geography
What is Place?
What is Geography?