Vocabulary
Map Skills
Geography
Environments
Challenge
100
Directions like Northwest and Southeast are called
intermediate directions
100

It divides the earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

What is the Equator

100
describing the location of an area based on another area
What is relative Location
100
A part of the ocean (or sea) that is partly surrounded by land
What is Gulf
100
Long period of time defined by a specific.
an Era/Age
200
The part of a map that shows you what the symbols mean is called
What is Key or Legend
200

Imaginary line that divides the Earth into Western and Eastern spheres 

What is the Prime Meridian?

200
what does chronological mean
placing events in time order.
200
You can find this dry environment in Africa
What is Sahara desert
200
People who traveled everywhere in search of food.
What Nomads
300
The part of a map that shows your directions is called
What is Compass rose
300

The seven largest pieces of land are called

What are continents?

300
The main longitudinal line runs through this famous city
london
300
an example of this environment can be found in Mesopotamia where they don't have any trees
What is plain
300
Name 3 countries in the Middle East
What is Egypt, Turkey, Syria, Iraq, ...
400
The study of Earth
What is Geography
400
The place where all longitudinal lines meet
What is North or South Pole
400
what does A.D mean
In the Year of the lord
400
This is an elevated piece of land with a flat top
What is plateau
400
a document or physical object which was written or created during the time under study.
What is a Primary source
500
Half of the globe is called
a Hemisphere
500

A low, watery land formed at the mouth of a river.

What is a Delta

500
Why do we study Geography
Because Geography shapes or influences how people or civilizations develop.
500

This environment can be found in areas above 50ºN or below 50ºS

What is Cold climate?

500
A period before writing was invented
Prehistory