Maps and Globes
This type of map shows landforms and bodies of water.
What is a physical map?
The exact spot on Earth where a place can be found.
What is absolute location?
How ideas, people, or goods travel from one place to another.
What is movement?
A long period without rainfall.
What is a drought?
Events that are in the news are called this.
What are current events?
A globe is more accurate than a flat map because…
What is it shows Earth without distortion?
39°N, 86°W is an example of this type of location.
What is absolute location?
This theme tells what a location is like, such as landforms, climate, or culture.
What is place?
An open area of flat land.
What is a plain?
This tool shows north, south, east, and west.
What is a compass rose?
This map shows information from the past.
What is a historical map?
“Indiana is west of Ohio” is an example of this kind of location.
What is relative location?
This theme explains how people interact with their environment.
What is human-environment interaction?
A natural feature of Earth, such as mountains or rivers.
What is a landform?
A tool that helps measure distance on a map.
What is a map scale?
Which map would show the Rocky Mountains best?
What is a physical map?
This line of longitude is marked 0°.
What is the prime meridian?
An area that shares physical and human characteristics.
What is a region?
The usual weather pattern in an area over time.
What is climate?
The largest line of latitude is called this.
What is the equator?
This tool on a map explains symbols and colors.
What is a map key/legend?
Imaginary line that extends around the center of Earth.
What is the equator?
Name all five themes of geography.
What are location, place, region, movement, and human-environment interaction?
This map lets you compare and contrast the heights of different areas.
What is an elevation map?
Give one example of relative location using Indiana.
What is “Indiana is north of Kentucky” (or similar student examples)?