Maps
Projections
Vocabulary
Themes
Articles
100
0 degrees latitude
What is the equator
100
ways of showing the earth on a flat piece of paper
What is a map projection
100
Serves as a starting point by asking, "where is it?"
What is Location
100
People must heat their homes and wear heavy jackets
What is human environment interaction
100
you use them to define the meaning of unknown words without the help of a dictionary
What are context clues
200
0 degrees longitude
What is the prime meridian
200
when the earth's surface is flattened, this occurs
What is map distortion
200
United by one or more characteristics
What is region
200
Shipping oil to the nearest refinery
What is movement
200
making marks as you read
What is annotating
300
A map that shows the names and boundaries of countries and states.
What is a physical map
300
The Mercator Projection or the Robinson Projection
What are commonly used projections
300
Features and characteristics that give an area its own identity
What is place
300
44.9 degrees North, 69.5 degrees West
What is absolute location
300
means that you understand what you read
What is comprehension
400
Shows landforms and water features
What is physical map
400
The place where distortion happens least
What is near the equator
400
exact location using degrees
What is absolute location
400
People share a similar accent and enjoy the changing of the seasons.
What is region
400
when you provide proof from the article (evidence) to make your opinion stronger
What is cite
500
A straight line of true direction that is not always the the shortest distance. Instead, traveling this route, is actually the shortest.
What is the Great Circle Route
500
Person who makes maps
What is a cartographer
500
inhabitants collectively consider themselves interconnected by a shared history
What is a vernacular region
500
Snow capped mountains or saguaro cacti as far as the eye can see.
What is place
500
In the most recent article, Sydney Ireland accused the Boy Scouts of this.
What is discrimination
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