MAPS
5 THEMES-6 Essential Elements
CONTINENTS
VOCABULARY
GEOGRAPHY STORAGE POD
100
Map that has colors and shows borders, boundaries, countries or states
What is a political map?
100
MR. HELP
What are Movement, Regions,Human Environment Interaction, Location and Place
100
Which ocean is the largest, Atlantic, Pacific or Artic?
Pacific
100
Latitude lines
What lines on the globe that measure north and south, run from pole to pole
100
What hemisphere is North America located in?
Northern Hemisphere
200
Map projection that shows continents most realistic in shapes
What is the Goode's Interrupted Equal Area projection?
200
Hurricanes, volcanoes, etc...
What are Physical Systems?
200
South America (location) What is the continent south of North America?
South America
200
Longitude lines
What are lines on the glob that measure east and west?
200
Map that shows areas of climates and resources
What is a special purpose map?
300
Map that shows climate, population, voting areas, various purposes
What is a Special Purpose Map?
300
An awareness of the world
What is the World in Spatial terms?
300
What is the continent located in the southernmost part of the world?
Antarctica
300
A division of the earth, north, south, east and west
What is a hemisphere?
300
Similar characteristics that connect places
What is Region?
400
A map that shows land and water areas, usually green, blue and brown on color
What is a Physical Map?
400
Exact location, point marked on the grid where both latitude and longitude lines meet
What is Absolute Location?
400
Indian Ocean (location) What is the ocean near the continent of Australia?
Indian Ocean
400
A way of showing the earth on a flat map
What is projection?
400
Point on a map where latitude and longitude lines meet- absolute location
What is a grid?
500
Three elements on a map that help readers understand it.
What is a map key, map scale, compass rose?
500
A place united by one or more common characteristics.
What is a Region?
500
Which continent would you arrive at if leaving South Africa and traveling west?
The continent of South America
500
Cardinal directions
What is north, south, east and west?
500
Opposite of absolute location-not exact; near, around...
What is relative location?
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