Globes
What is the equator?
The equator is an imaginary line that goes around the center of the earth.
Define absolute location.
Absolute location tells the exact location of a place on Earth.
What is the title on a map?
The title tells you what the map shows
List 5 different types of physical geography.
mountains, valleys, lakes, oceans and plains.
Describe a cliff.
A cliff is a high steep rock usually over the edge of the sea.
What is the prime meridian?
The prime meridian is the line of longitude marked as 0°.It is located at the middle of the equator.
T or F (A places absolute location never changes)
True
What is a scale?
The scale on the map shows distance. It helps you see how far apart locations are.
What does a physical map show?
A physical map shows the landforms and bodies of water found in a place.
Describe an island.
An island is a piece of land surrounded by water.
Define longitude and latitude.
Lines of latitude measure distances north and south of the equator.
Lines of longitude measure distances east and west of the prime meridian.
Define relative location.
Relative location describes where a place is in relation to another place.
What is a symbol?
A symbol is a marking or color that stands for something else on a map.
Elevation is the height of land above sea level. F
Describe a plain.
A plain is a large area of flat land.
Name all four hemispheres.
Western, Eastern, Southern and Northern Hemisphere.
A compass rose shows you the cardinal directions of north, south, east, and west.
What is a map legend or key?
The legend or key explains the meaning of the symbols on the map.
Give an example of human geography.
People building a tunnel through a mountain or build a dam on a river
What is a landform?
What hemisphere is North America located?
Northern and Western Hemisphere.
Give an example of relative location.
OLHCA is across the street from the bakery.
Describe a political map.
A political map shows information like state or national boarders. They also show capitol cities and and major cities of a country or state.
Describe a population map.
A population map shows where people live.
Describe a mesa.
A mesa is a hill with a flat top and steep sides.