Tools of Geography 1
What are North, South, East, and West called?
Cardinal Directions
The line of latitude at 0 degrees
Equator
This map shows elevation of mountain ranges
Physical map
Areas north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle
A material found in the environment is known as a...
Natural resource
A tool used to show direction.
Compass rose
The part of the map that shows distance
Map scale
This map shows countries or states
A political map
Areas located nearest the equator; also known as low latitudes
tropics
An example of a nonrenewable resource is...
Oil, fossil fuels, minerals
Lines that goes North to South
Longitude
Map key
This map shows highways
A special-purpose map
Areas between high and low latitudes
A human activity that has changed landscapes and led to the growth of cities.
Colonization
Lines that go from East to West
Latitude
An area with at least one unifying physical or human feature (climate, landform, population, or history)
Region
These maps show government centers
Political maps
An effect on someone or something not involved in the activity, an example is pollution
Spillover
A factor that is most likely to change a region's landscape
Settlers
The equator splits the Earth into these two sections
The longitude line at 0 degrees
Prime Meridian
This map would show voting results for a recent presidential election
A special-purpose map
A process which water, ice or wind removes small pieces of rock
Erosion
Deforestation and drilling oil wells can reduce...
Ecosystems