Vocabulary
a person who creates maps
cartographer
Which of the following is used to describe relative location?
A. G,1
B. above
C. 1600 Pennsylvania Dr.
B. above
Which map tool is used to find the absolute location?
Grid system
Texas has how many regions?
4
Texas is the _________ largest state by population of the United states
2nd
a symbol that shows the cardinal directions
Compass rose
What is the study of Earth and its people?
Geography
What is used to see the Earth in a spherical shape?
A. Globe
B. Map
C. Scale
D. Legend
A. Globe
Dallas is located in what region?
Costal plains region
name two things that can be identified as " needs"
Various answers
a map that shows the borders of regions, countries, states and cities
Political map
How do geographers describe place?
What direction would you need to travel if you were driving from Texas to New Mexico? Use the compass rose to determine the direction.
West
What does the term “panhandle” mean?
the first inhabitants of what is now Texas.
American Indians
parts of a location's natural environment, including forests, mountains, oceans, and rivers.
Physical Characteristics
__________ is one-way people, ideas, and materials move.
What are the numbers and letters along the margins of a map?
List the regions of Texas
Great plains
Mountains and Basins
North Central Plains
Costal Plains
What is it called when someone takes your land?
squatting
the relationship between people and the environment. It includes how people depend on, modify, and adapt to the environment.
Human-Environment Interaction
Which of the following is an example of a region based on political boundaries?
A map scale is often part of the map ____________. It helps us figure out __________. A map scale shows the relationship between real-life distances and the distances shown on the map.
legend/key & distance
El Paso is located in what region?
Mountains and Basins
What push factor caused the Wends to immigrate?
A. Cheap Land
B. Religious Persecution
C. Employment
B. Religious Persecution