Location, Location, Location
Straight to the Source
Maps
Planet Earth
Cultures
100
The imaginary lines on the earth that run east to west and measure north to south
Latitude
100
A source created during the time being studied, like an old journal or photograph
A primary source
100
This type of maps shows things like mountains, rivers, deserts, etc.
Physical Map
100
This is the theory that the continents slowly move over time
Continental drift theory
100
A group of people who have never had any contact with the outside world
Uncontacted
200
The imaginary lines on the earth that run north to south and measure east to west
Lines of Longitude
200
A source created by someone who did not experience it first hand, but looks back and analyzes a historical event
A secondary source
200
Someone who makes maps is called
A cartographer
200
The region with the most landmass and population
Asia
200
The accepted ways of doing things within a particular group
Customs
300
The line at 0 degrees latitude that divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres
the Equator
300
One half of the earth is called a
A Hemisphere
300
This type of map shows countries and their borders
Political Map
300
The name of s supercontinent that existed millions of years ago and drifted apart over time
Pangaea
300
A group of people with the same way of doing things
Culture
400
The line at 0 degrees longitude that divides the earth into the eastern and western hemispheres
The Prime Meridian
400
A narrow section of water connecting two larger bodies of water is called
a strait
400
An exact location, usually given with a coordinate (latitude and longitude)
Absolute location
Example: 40.7° N, 74.0° W (New York City, USA)
400
This is the idea that different countries rely on each other for things like trade
(Global) Interdependence
400
This means "to judge another culture by your own values"
Ethnocentric
500
describes where a place or object is located by comparing it to other places or landmarks
Relative location
example: The grocery store is north of Central Park
500
Something made or used by ancient people is called
An artifact
500
What do you call a plan for the Earth?
Geoscheme
500
What is the result of plate collisions?
There are multiple correct answers
Volcanic reactions
earthquakes
mountain formation
500
A scientist who studies human cultures and customs
Anthropologist