Types of Maps
This type of map shows the land and water formations of an area including mountains, lakes, and rivers.
Physical Map
Movement from one place to another
Migration
The four main directions on a compass rose are called
Cardinal directions (N, S, E, W)
The term location refers to
a particular place
This imaginary line divides the world into halves known as the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
The Prime Meridian.
This type of map shows how many people live in certain areas of a given region.
Population Map
This is used to find an absolute location
what is a grid or coordinate system
The four directions found in between the main directions on a compass are called
Intermediate Directions (NW, NE, SW, SE)
Places with similar characteristics
are regions
These imaginary horizontal lines run east to west around the Earth.
Lines of latitude.
This is a collection of maps contained in a book format-many people use this while traveling.
A) Atlas
B) Physical Map
C) Political Map
Atlas
Forests, mountains, oceans, rivers, climate and animal life are all examples of
Physical Characteristics
What direction would you travel to go from Texas to California?
Northwest
The relationship between people and their environment
Human-environment interaction
A division on Earth between north, south, east and west. (Hint: Not a compass)
Hemispheres
This type of map shows the boundaries of counties, states and countries as well as major cities.
Political Map
Building homes, schools and roads are examples of how people can modify their environment to meet their basic needs. This is considered what type of geography?
Human-environment interaction
What direction would you travel to go from North Dakota to Florida?
Southeast
People who create maps
Cartographers
This imaginary line defines the boundary between one day and the next.
The International Date Line.
This type of map shows the weather in a certain area
Climate Map
One way that geographers can define a region
Physical, human or cultural characteristics
What direction would you have to travel to go from Canada to Tennessee?
South
People who study the Earths physical and human characteristics
Geographers
The starting point for time zones is called
The Prime Meridian in Greenwich.