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Themes
Map features
100

North-south imaginary lines circling the globe

longitude

100

part of the word that has one or more common features that distinguish it from surrounding areas

regions

100

East west imaginary lines circling the globe

latitude

100

dividing the world into smaller segments to make it easier to study

regions

100

shows which way N, S, E,W lie on the map

compass rose

200

the equator divides the globe into two halves called....

hemispheres

200

mapmakers have created different ways of showing our round planet on flat maps. These are called....

map projections

200

used to locate people in need of rescue or to track wildlife

GPS

200

a description of where a place is

location
200

explains what the symbols on the map represent

legend

300

a flat drawing that shows all or part of Earth's surface

map

300

a ball shaped model of the entire planet

globe

300

study of the world's landforms, bodies of water, climates, soil and plants

physical geography

300

how people relate to their surrounding

human environment interactions

300

represents distances between points on the map

scale

400

an address is an example of a/an...

absolute location

400

the study of the world, its people and landscapes they create

geography

400

study of weather and what causes it

meteorology

400
the feature that define an area and make it different from other places

place

400

shows what the subject of the map is

title

500

because it deals with people and how they live, geography is sometimes called a....

social science

500

a geography tool made up of a group of databases

GIS

500

the science of making maps

cartography

500

why and how people relocate

movement

500

shows where in the world the are on the map is located

locator map

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