Term used to describe the conditions outside today
What is weather?
Describes how goods, people, and ideas are transported
What is movement?
This shows the four directions
What is a compass rose?
When you use a GPS to find where you are, you're using this theme
What is location?
A large rocky formation that rises quickly from the Earth (e.g. Black Elk Peak)
What is a mountain?
The average weather conditions in a place over a long period of time
What is climate?
Using latitude and longitude is demonstrating this theme
What is location?
This shows what the symbols on a map mean
What is a key (or legend)?
When we adapt to the weather outside we are showing this theme
What is human-environment interaction?
This is a flat lowland with lots of grass
What is a plain?
Areas around this imaginary line (oo Latitude) have very warm, wet climates
What is the Equator?
A snowstorm cancelling school is an example of this theme
What is Human-Environment interaction?
This shows the distances a map represents
What is the scale?
When you use social media to share information, you are using this theme
What is movement?
This is a flat highland (like a mountain with a flat top)
What is a plateau?
This is the climate zone of the North and South Pole
What is polar?
An area/group of places defined by their similar characteristics (e.g. Midwest)
What is region?
This type of map shows borders between countries, cities, states, etc.
What is a political map?
The Badlands are a unique landform only found in South Dakota
What is place?
This landform is surrounded by water on 3 sides
What is a peninsula?
Name one factor that can influence the climate of a place
What are: Latitude, wind currents, ocean currents, bodies of water, or landforms?
This theme is about unique characteristics
What is place?
A population map would be one example of this type of map
What is a thematic map?
In New England, it is common to be a big sports fan
What is region?
This is a narrow strip of land that connects two larger pieces
What is an isthmus?