Maps
Lines of Latitude are also called...?
What are Parallels?
Reference lines drawn east to west.
Lines of Latitude measure which two cardinal directions?
What is North and South?
The way people, ideas, and goods travel from place to place.
What is movement?
Divides the Earth into the eastern and western hemispheres and is located at 0° longitude.
What is the Prime Meridian?
A list of symbols that appear on a map
An exact, or specific location, found on Earth that uses latitude and longitude to determine location
What is Absolute Location?
Why are Lines of Longitude not parallel (why do they curve)?
What is because the Earth is round?
The specific (absolute) or general (relative) position of something on the Earth
What is location?
When finding absolute location, what coordinate is always listed FIRST?
What is latitude?
What is Meridians?
Reference lines drawn north to south.
What are Lines of Longitude?
Lines of Longitude measure which two cardinal directions?
What are East and West?
Areas of the world that have common characteristics such as language or climate.
What is region?
Divides the Earth into the northern and southern hemispheres and is located at 0° latitude.
What is the Equator?
North, South, East and West
What are Cardinal Directions?
A general description of where something is on Earth.
What is Relative Location?
When finding absolute location, what coordinate is always listed second?
What is longitude?
The physical or human characteristics of an area
What is place?
This map feature shows direction.
What is a Compass Rose?
Northwest, Southwest, Northeast and Southeast
What are Intermediate Directions?
The measurement used to measure latitude and longitude
What are Degrees?
How many states are there in the United States of America?
What is 50?
The way the world appears as a result of how humans have interacted with the environment.
What is Human Environment Interaction?
The customs, arts, socialization, and achievements of a particular nation/country, people, or other social group
What is Culture?