Line that splits the Earth into a northern and southern hemisphere
What is the equator
100
Each half of the Earth is called a ______________
What is a hemisphere?
100
Line that splits the Earth into an Eastern and Western hemisphere
What is the Prime Meridian
100
Can be absolute or relative
What is location
200
Lines that run north to south
What is longitude
200
If I give you latitude and longitude - what type of location am I giving you?
What is absolute location?
200
If a city is marked with a "*" on a map than we know it is a _____________ city.
What is a capital?
200
The natural surroundings of a place.
What is the environment?
200
Places that are close together and share similar characteristics are called ____________
What is regions
300
The study of the Earth, its peoples, places and environments
What is geography
300
Map feature that explains the symbols, colors and lines on a map
What is a map key?
300
Type of map that shows specialized information.
What is a thematic map?
300
Average weather in a place over a long period of time
What is climate?
300
A area that has human meaning and can be made up of physical and/or human characteristics
What is place
400
The map feature that indicates north, south, east and west
What is the Compass Rose
400
This type of technology allows drivers to map out locations to a destination.
What is GPS
400
Materials that can be used to produce crops or other products
What are resources?
400
On what type of map would you cities and state boundaries?
What is a political map?
400
When a map shows the distance above sea level it shows_________
What is elevation?
500
What are two advantages maps have over globes?
What is 1. Maps don't have to show the whole planet, They can provide more details than a globe, They can be stored and carried easily, they can focus on just one small area.
500
The relationship between distances on the map and on Earth
What is scale
500
What are two advantages that globes have over maps?
What is 1. Shaped like the Earth 2. Show the correct shapes of land and bodies of water 3. Show accurate distances and directions between places on Earth
500
The shape and nature of the land, like hills, valleys and mountains
What is landforms?
500
The feature on a map that tells how a measured space on the map relates to actual distances on a map.