Lat/Long
5 Themes
Vocabulary
Map Terms
Grab Bag
100
What are the lines called that divide the globe into the Northern and Southern Hemisphere?
Latitude
100
What theme of Geography answers the question "Where is it?"
Location
100
What is the loss of accuracy called in maps when projected on a flat surface? Hint: Makes some areas look bigger or smaller than they really are.
Distortion
100
All maps must have this so that we know what area the map is referencing.
Title
100
We live close to a tri state region called....? Hint: Delaware, Maryland, Virginia
The Delmarva Peninsula
200
What are the lines called that divide the globe into the Eastern and Western Hemisphere?
Lines of Longitude
200
What theme of geography can be described as areas that share common freatures?
Region
200
What is the study of the earth called?
Geography
200
What is the symbol called that gives us the Cardinal directions on the map?
Compass Rose
200
What is the region called that is South of the Sahara Desert in Africa? Hint: You learned about this in 6th grade
Sub Sahara Africa
300
When viewed together on a map, the pattern lines of latitude and longitude are called.
The Global Grid
300
What theme of geography answers the question, "How do people, goods, and ideas move from place to place?
Movement
300
What do Geographers do?
They answer where things are and why they are there
300
What line of latitude is located at about 25 degrees South? Hint: Horoscope
Tropic of Capricorn
300
What continent's name is also the name of a country? Hint: This continent is now being called Oceana
Australia
400
Lines of latitude are also called...
Parellels of Latitude
400
What theme indentifies the natural and human features that make one location different from every other location?
Place
400
The process of putting a rounded area onto a flat surface is called...
Projection
400
What line of Latitude is located at about 25 degrees North latitude? Hint: Horoscope
Tropic of Cancer
400
If a location is stated using exact latitude and longitude, what is this type of location called?
Absolute Location
500
What is another name for lines of Longitude?
Meridians of Longitude
500
What theme focuses on the relationship between people and the environment?
Human Environment Interaction
500
What is it called when directions and location are given using certain landmarks?
Relative Location
500
What is the line called that is 0 degrees Longitude? Hint: Runs through Greenwich, England
Prime Meridian
500
What is the bar on the map called that helps you figure out the actual distances between two points shown on a map?
Map Scale
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