Maps
Latitude & Longitude
5 Themes of Geography
Time Zones
Thematic Maps
100
Tells what each symbol on a map represents
What is Map key/legend
100
An imaginary circle around the middle of the earth, halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole
What is the Equator
100
Name the 5 Themes of Geography
What is Movement, Region, Human Environment Interaction, Location and Place
100
A series of 24 zones, each 15 degrees, determined approximately by meridians, within which the same standard time is used.
What are Time Zones
100
Map you would use to research the average number of people per square mile in a given area
What is Population Density Map
200
A small drawing on a map that shows direction
What is a compass rose
200
The parallel of latitude that is 23 1/2 degrees north of the equator
What is Tropic of Cancer
200
Regions can be described by these two features
What are Physical and Human Features/characteristics
200
Name the four time zones in the United States
What is Eastern, Central, Mountain and Pacific
200
What map would you use to research different type of plants in the Amazon Rainforest
What is Vegetation Map
300
The relationship between a given distance on earth and the same distance as represented on a map
What is a map scale
300
Imaginary boundary of the south polar region, at 66 1/2 degrees south latitude
What is the Antarctic Circle
300
A global address is an example of this theme of geography
What is Absolute Location
300
Hours difference between New York and California?
What is 3 hours
300
Shows boundaries to cities, states, countries, sizes of cities, highways, etc.
What is a Political Map
400
Type of map that shows a particular theme or topic
What is a thematic map
400
An imaginary line where each day first begins, running mostly along 180 degrees longitude
What is the International Date Line
400
Humans change the land and adapt to their surroundings are examples to this theme of geography
What is Human Environment Interaction
400
The direction from the International Date Line that the next day begins?
What is West
400
Land use and the products it produces for selling goods and services
What is Economic Activity Map
500
A change in shape, size or position of a place when it is shown on a map.
What is distortion
500
A system comprised of parallels and meridians for locating places on the earth's surface
What is a global grid
500
Plants are harvested and sent to stores or even exported to other countries is an example of this theme of geography
What is Movement
500
You would cross 60 of these when traveling east for 4 hours
What are meridians
500
Shows different weather pattern in a given area or region of the world
What is Climate Map
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