Core Concepts
Distance north or south of the Equator.
What is latitude?
The area a given space on the map corresponds to in the real world
What is scale?
He was a member of this branch of Christianity.
What is Calvinism?
"John Calhoun, if you secede from this nation I'll secede your head from your body."
Who is Andrew Jackson?
Alexander Hamilton.
Who is Aaron Burr?
Half of earth is called a ______________.
What is a hemisphere?
Loss of size or position of objects on a map.
What is distortion?
He was born in this state.
What is Connecticut?
"Ain't I a Woman?"
Who is Sojourner Truth?
Who is John Marshall?
Degrees east or west of the Prime Meridian.
What is longitude?
Ways map Earth on a flat surface.
What are projections?
He moved to this territory to fight the Border Ruffians.
What is Kansas?
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
Moctezuma.
Who is Hernan Cortes?
Most important latitude is the ________________.
What is the Equator?
The most important line of longitude.
What is the Prime Meridian?
He decapitated 5 people in this event.
What is the Pottawatomie Massacre?
"The redcoats are coming! The redcoats are coming!"
Who is Paul Revere?
Preston Brooks.
Who is Charles Sumner?
Study of human and non-human features of Earth.
What is geography?
A diagram of a compass showing direction.
What is a compass rose?
His raid on this federal arsenal was disastrous. He and his accomplices were captured and executed with some help from Union General Robert E. Lee.
What is Harpers Ferry?
"Let them eat cake (she may not have actually said this)."
Who is Marie Antoinette?
The Sons of Liberty.
Who is King George III?