Map Skills
When reading a map, what symbol tells you where the capital is?
a star
What type of map shows divisions between countries by using color?
Political Map
What do geographers study?
Geographers study location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, and regions
What is culture?
A way of life of a group of people that includes beliefs, traditions, and values.
A farmer trades grain for the tools he needs. What type of economy is this?
Traditional economy
Name the cardinal directions.
North, South, East, West
A map that shows where past events took place is called.
Historical Map
Lines that run north and south and measure east to west of the prime meridian?
longitude lines
List 3 things you would describe if explaining a country's culture.
Language, food, religion, traditions, beliefs
You open your own bakery and decide what products will cost. What type of economy is this?
Capitalist or free market
Name the intermediate directions.
Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, Southeast
A map that shows that the land looks like - what landforms you might find there.
Physical map
Lines that run east and west and measure north and south of the equator
latitude lines
True or false: Values can be used to describe culture.
True
The government determines what goods will be make and what they will cost. What type of economy is this?
command economy
What is located at zero degrees latitude?
equator
A map that shows how things like religion or population are spread out over an area is called?
special-purpose map
A source of information that comes directly from the time period
primary source
A piece of art is considered which type of source?
primary source
In which type of economy can you change jobs ad ask for higher wages?
capitalist or free market
What is located at zero degrees longitude?
Prime Meridian
A map that show what goods are made and where for a particular place is called?
product map
A source of information based on primary sources, but not from the time period itself.
secondary sources
What can art tell us about the culture of the artists?
Art reveals values and beliefs.
What type of economy does the US have?
Capitalist or free market