Themes and Regions
What theme explains the spread of religion around the world?
Movement
What is the purpose of a map legend?
What type of map shows natural features like mountains and rivers?
Physical Map
What sits at 0° Latitude?
Equator
Planting crops in fertile soil is an example of what geography theme?
Human-Environment Interaction
Which theme describes the characteristics of a location like climate and culture?
Place
What map element shows North, South, East, and West?
Compass Rose
What does a political map show?
Human-created features such as boarders, cities, and capitals
Equator
What was life like on earth until only the past century?
Mostly shaped by the environment, not humans
What is the difference between absolute location and relative location?
Absolute = exact coordinates
Relative = location compared to another place
Cartographer
What type of map would show the location of schools and parks in a city?
Large-scale map
Which hemisphere is the USA located in?
Northern and Western
What does irrigation change in the environment?
Water distribution availability
A group of several places with something in common is called what?
Region
Why did map makers invent latitude and longitude?
To measure absolute location
What kind of map would you use to see the location of oil fields in Texas?
Point Symbol Map
Which of these lines of latitude lies farthest from the north pole?
15°S
30°S
45°S
60°
60°S
Give one example of how people affect the environment and one example of how the environment affects people
People build dams, earthquakes change how people live
(Answers may vary - Mr. Smith's discretion)
Which theme looks at how people affect the environment and how the environment affects people?
Human-Environment Interaction
How is a map's projection related to its purpose?
Different projections minimize distortion depending on what the map shows
If you wanted to study the use of wind farms in the USA, what kind of map should you use?
Thematic Map
Why is it important to know a map's scale before using it?
To understand real world distances
Why is it important for cartographers to create maps for different purposes?
Different users need different information. Political, physical, thematic, navigation, etc.