USA State Capitals and Nick Names
This part of the map tells you the directions
Compass
This theme of geography explains what an area is like
Place
Studies past events
Historian
51 N, 0
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Where is London, England
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic and Southern
The oceans
This part of the map tells you what all of the symbols mean
Legend or Key
Engadine is South of Newberry, and West of Naubinway. This is an example of what theme of geography.
Location
Important people
Historian
Moscow, Russia
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56N, 30E
Name 3 of the 5 themes of geography
Movement, Location, Place, Region, Human Environment Interaction
This is where you look to find out what the map is about
Title
Areas with similar characteristics are grouped into these
Regions
Mountains
Geographer
Cairo, Egypt
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30N, 30E
Does latitude or longitude run North to South?
Longitude
These lines run East to West on a globe or map
Latitude
The study of people and goods traveling from place to place is studying this theme
Movement
Maps and Globes
Geographer
Honolulu, Hawaii
21N, 157W
Does latitude or longitude measure how far north or south a place is?
Latitude
This part of the map tells you how many miles each inch represents
Scale
Building bridges, buildings, pyramids, or ditches are examples of what?
Human Environment Interaction
Locations
Geographers
26S, 28E
Johannesburg, South Africa
This place is in all four hemispheres in the world
Africa