Key Terms
Lines that run parallel to the Equator
Latitude Lines
The relationships between people and the environment around them.
Human-Environment Interaction
West of Kansas
Relative Location
Maps which focus on one specific idea or theme.
Thematic Maps
A map which pilots and sailors would use.
Nautical map/Chart
This is a place's exact location in the world
Absolute Location
This tells of a location's distinguishing features
Place
Five Blocks west of the Dollar General.
Relative Location
A person who makes maps.
A Cartographer
A map which shows borders, and other government landmarks
Political Map
A large land mass on Earth
Continent
This is the migration of people, places, plants, and animals from one place to another.
Movement
38.8977° N, 77.0365° W
Absolute Location
Lines which run parallel to the Prime Meridian.
Longitude Lines
A map which shows natural and human-made features
General Reference Map
To move from one area to settle in another.
Migrate
A group of countries with many common features.
Region
Room 113
Absolute Location
The comparison of the supply of goods and services, and the wants and desires of people.
Scarcity
Not a map, not a chart, but a...
Graph
This is a place's location in comparison to another place or object's location.
Relative location
Where a place is in the world.
Location
The room next to Mrs. Kramer's room.
Relative Location
A flat map which attempts to convey the Earth's curved surface.
Map Projection
The Mercator and Robinson are examples of these.