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Themes and Elements
Map Elements
Potpourri
Types of Maps
Vocabulary
100
A dam used to store water
What is human-environment interaction
100
The "t" in the map elements acronym TODALSS that tells what the map is about
What is the Title
100
The line that divides the Western Hemisphere from the Eastern Hemisphere
What is the prime meridian
100
Shows a lot of detail in a city, such as schools and parks
What is a large-scale map
100
is where a place is in relation to other places
What is relative location
200
Farmland in the Midwest
What is a region
200
The "L" in the map elements acronym TODALSS that shows what the symbols on the map stand for
What is the legend
200
sits at zero degrees latitude
What is the equator
200
Shows human-created features on Earth's surface
What is a political map
200
A group of places with common traits
What is a region
300
The spread of disease
What is movement
300
The "s" in the map elements TODALSS that tells where the information for the map came from
What is the source
300
modified Robinson projection that shows less distortion of area and shapes. It is the preferred projection
What is the Winkel Tripel projection
300
Thematic map that shows the population in an around a city
What is a dot density map
300
a person who creates or makes a map
What is a cartographer
400
Coordinates on a map or GPS
What is location
400
The other "s" in the map elements acronym TODALSS that shows the distance on the map
What is the scale
400
Distorts the shapes and areas of landmasses near the north and south poles, but shows direction accurately and is good for navigation
What is the Mercator projection
400
Type of map that shows elevation and the natural features of the earth
What is a physical map
400
the changes in elevation from one place to another
What is the relief of a map
500
The spread of religion around the world
What is movement
500
The "o" in the map elements acronym TODALSS that shows the directions on a map
What is the orientation
500
Region that includes Brazil, a growing economic power, and the Amazon Rain Forest, the world's largest tropical rain forest
What is South America
500
this map uses symbols of different sizes to show the size of an event
What is a proportional symbol map
500
ways of showing Earth's curved surface on a flat map
What is projections