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5 Themes of Geography
Parts of a Map
Maps
Special Lines
Vocabulary
100
Absolute locations is measured
What is latitude & longitude
100
map is called
What is a title?
100
developed the Mercator Projection
Who is Gerhardus Mercator?
100
Called latitude lines
What are parallels?
100
way of life
What is culture?
200
People interact and change environment.
What is depend, adapt, and modify?
200
relative distance on the map to the real world
What is the scale?
200
Topographical map
What is a physical map?
200
longitude lines
What are meridians?
200
collection of maps in a book
What is an Atlas
300
2 characteristics used to describe a place.
What are human and physical characteristics?
300
Explains what symbols represent on a map
What is the map key?
300
oceans are interrupted
What is the Goode's Interrupted Projection?
300
0 degrees longitude
What is the prime meridian?
300
inaccurate in terms of shape & size
What is distortion?
400
Movement, Region, Human Environment, Location, Place
What are the 5 themes of geography?
400
It tells the cardinal directions
What is a compass rose?
400
Shows boundaries, countries and states.
What is the political map?
400
special line of latitude north of the equator
What is the Tropic of Cancer?
400
mapmaker
What is a cartographer?
500
landforms, bodies of water, and ecosystem
What are physical characteristics?
500
parallels & meridians
What is the grid?
500
Map adopted by National Geographic Society
What is Winkel Tripel Projetions
500
North & Soutn
What are latitude lines?
500
person who studies physical features and people
Who is a geographer?