5 Themes of Geography
shows us how people, goods, and ideas move from place to place
What is Movement?
shows how much space on a map represents a real distance
What is a scale bar?
another name for a line of latitude
What is a parallel?
A place's exact position on Earth
What is absolute location?
features such as landforms, bodies of water, climate, etc.
What are natural features?
shows us where something is
What is location?
Explains symbols and shading on a map
What is a key?
Another name for a line of longitude
What is a meridian?
a place's location in relation to another place is
What is relative location?
features such as people, language, culture, etc.
What are human features?
Is identified by its natural/physical and human features
What is Place?
shows N,S,E, or W on a map
What is a compass rose?
Lines that run from east to west are called lines of
What are lines of latitude?
is an imaginary line at zero degrees that runs from east to west
What is the equator?
Measures 0 degrees to 90 degrees north or south
What are lines of latitude?
The relationship between people and their environment.
What is Human Environment Interaction?
shows a larger area than the main map.
What is a locator map?
Lines that run from north to south are called lines of
What are lines of longitude?
is the study of the earth's surface and how people use it.
What is Geography?
Measures 0 degrees to 180 degrees east and west
What are lines of longitude?
is an area that shares common features
What is region?
Another name for the map key
What is a legend?
an imaginary line at zero degrees that runs from north to south
What is the Prime Meridian?
Half of the world is called
What is a hemisphere?
this continent includes these three countries: Canada, U.S.A., and Mexico
What is North America?