Thematic Maps
This kind of map shows population density.
What is a thematic map?
These are landforms, mountains, rivers, and deserts.
What are physical features?
Mountains, elevation, rivers, and lakes are an example of this type of geography.
What is physical geography?
This measures crowding.
What is population density?
This type of graph shows the average temperature and precipitation in a place over a year.
What is a climagraph?
This kind of map shows the pattern of weather over a long period of time?
What is a climate map?
Coal, iron, uranium, and petroleum are examples of these.
What are natural resources?
Political maps are an example of this type of geography.
What is human geography?
Someone who makes maps is called this.
What is a cartographer?
Latitude and longitude indicate what?
What is absolute location?
This map shows which plants and trees grow in a specific area.
What is a vegetation map?
A landform surrounded by water on three sides is called this.
What is a peninsula?
The main purpose of an economic activity map is to show this.
What is how people make a living?
A problem people face when population density is very low.
What is living far from neighbors and hospitals?
This diagram on a map indicates cardinal directions (N, S, E, W)
What is a compass rose?
This map shows boundaries like states and countries.
What is a political map?
You might see hardy cacti and scrubby brush in a climate like this.
What is arid or desert?
Commercial farming, forestry and manufacturing are examples of this type of activity.
What are economic activities?
A problem people face when population density is very high.
What is overcrowding (traffic, subways, etc.)?
An area defined by one or more natural or cultural characteristics that set it apart from other areas.
What is a region?
A map that shows how people make a living is called this.
What is an economic activity map?
A narrow strip of land connecting two larger landmasses is this.
What is an isthmus?
Name the seven regions of the world
What is: Canada and the U.S.; Latin America; Africa; Europe and Russia; Southwest and Central Asia; Monsoon Asia; and Oceania and Antartica
This map helps us understand the political structure and boundaries of a particular region.
What is a political map?
This causes the changing seasons throughout the year.
What is the tilt of Earth's axis toward the sun?