What Makes a Community?
A place where people live, work and have fun together
community
Another name for diverse
different
The Compass Rose on a map shows ___________ and _______________ directions.
cardinal and intermediate directions
A pattern of lines that form squares. It is used to find places on a map.
grid
When you take the round surface of Earth and make it flat on a map, it creates a
distortion
Something found in nature that is useful to people
natural resource
Way of life of a group of people
culture
Cardinal directions are __________, _______, ______________ and __________.
North, East, South, West
A description of where places are in relation to other places
relative location
One type of map is a _____________ map. It shows the country and state boundaries, or borders as well as major cities and capitals.
political map
People in this community enjoy skiing and sledding in the winter, and hiking and camping in the summer
mountain community
People follow laws in their communities
make their communities safe
Intermediate Directions are _____________, ______________, ____________ and ______________.
Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, and Southwest.
A line of latitude that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern hemisphere
Equator
This map shows valleys and mountains, deserts and plains and even bodies of water such as lakes, rivers, and oceans.
physical map
A resource that does not come from an animal or plants
mineral
You can find where a community is located by using a __________ or ____________.
map or globe
Maps can have symbols. The ____________ of a map tells what each symbol stands for
map key or legend
The _________________ and ___________________ are also lines of latitude.
Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn
The height of the land is called its
elevation
an area that has common features that sets it apart from other places
region
People settle into communities based on ______ and where something needed can be found
location
A ____________ shows how to measure real distances between places on a map.
map scale
The _____________ is a line of longitude that divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western hemisphere.
Prime Meridian
The total number of people who live in a place is called a
population