Map Terms
What is a representation in space called?
A map
What is 0o Latitude called?
Equator
111 Liberty Street, Hanson, MA 02341 is which Theme of Geography?
Location
Is a diary a primary or secondary source?
Primary
What is the study of human society called?
Social Studies
Which part of the map tells what the map is about? The title, the compass rose, the legend, or the scale?
The title
What is 0o longitude called?
Prime Meridian
What are the two types of location?
Absolute and relative
Is a textbook a primary or secondary source?
Secondary
What does a cartographer do?
Make maps
Where can the cardinal directions be found on a map?
The compass rose
What is half of a sphere or the earth called?
Hemisphere
Language, culture, and similar historical background are all examples of which Theme of Geography?
Region
Which type of source is interpreted by historians for you to learn from: primary or secondary?
Secondary
What is one question a historian may ask about their sources?
Who was the writer?
What kind of source is it?
When was the source produced?
Where was the source produced?
Why was the source produced?
This measures north to south on a map.
Latitude
Name the 4 cardinal directions
North, south, east, and west
Physical characteristics and human characteristics both describe which Theme of Geography?
Place
Provide an example of a written source.
Letters, diaries, speeches, books,
What is the acronym you should use to help you remember the 5 Themes of Geography?
MR. HELP
This measures east to west on a map.
Longitude
Name the three types of maps.
Physical, political, and special purpose
Which Theme of Geography describes how people, goods, and information get to a particular place?
Movement
Provide an example of a non-written source.
Artifacts, fossil, tools, toys, oral traditions
What are the GRAPES?
Geography, Religion, Achievements, Politics, Economy, Social Structure