Vocab
Maps & Globes
RANDOM
5 Themes
Types of Maps
100
Geography is the study of...
What is the study of people, their environment, and their resources?
100
The two most common tools to understand geography...
What are maps and globes?
100
What teacher is not here today?
Who is Mr Gillis?
100
This theme talks about latitude and longitude & relations from place to place.
What is LOCATION?
100
These maps describe physical features such as mountain ranges and bodies of water.
What is Physical Map?
200
Latitude measures distances...
What is north and south?
200
These people develop dozens of ways of drawing the Earth on a flat surface...
What are Cartographers?
200
When was the oldest surviving map in the world created?
What is 2300 BC.
200
This theme talks about physical features & humans features.
What is PLACE?
200
These maps show the number of people who live in a particular area.
What are Population Maps?
300
Longitude measures distances...
What is east and west?
300
The method for drawing maps...
What is Map Projection?
300
These technological devices help cartographers create more accurate maps...
What are computers and satellites?
300
This theme talks about how people adapt to the environment & how people change the environment.
What is INTERACTION?
300
These maps show the locations of major battles and the routes of advancing and retreating armies.
What are Battle Maps?
400
Natural resources are...
What are materials that humans can take from the environment to survive and satisfy their needs.
400
This map projection distorts the size of the map, especially in places that are far from the Equator...
What is the Mercator Projection?
400
Who developted the Mercator map?
Who is Gerardus Mercator?
400
This theme talks about people travelling from place to place & the exchange of goods and ideas.
What is MOVEMENT?
400
These maps show how people make a living...
What are Economic Maps?
500
Irrigation is...
What is bringing water to dry lands?
500
This map projection shows the correct sizes and shapes of landmasses of the world...
What is Robinson Projection?
500
When did Geradus Mercator develop the Mercator Projection?
When is 1569?
500
This theme talks about how people and places are united by similar physical conditions & united by common cultural traits.
What is REGION?
500
These maps show features that are determined by people such as boundaries of countries or states, as well as locations of capitals and other cities.
What are Political Maps?
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