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Parts of a Map
Vocabulary
5 Themes
Maps Skills
Potpourri
100
This shows the cardinal directions on a map
What is a compass rose?
100
Someone who analyzes the earth from many points of view.
What is a geographer?
100
Theme that describes the physical and human features of an area.
What is place?
100
The most important line of latitude is known as..
What is the equator?
100
A dry barren region where only a few plants can grow.
What is a desert?
200
This includes symbols, patterns, and/or colors to help you understand a map.
What is a legend or key?
200
The average temperature and precipitation of an area over a period of time.
What is climate?
200
Explains how people, goods, information, and ideas move from place to place.
What is movement?
200
The most important line of longitude is known as..
What is the prime meridian?
200
An urban area is natural or cultural characteristic.
What is a cultural characteristic?
300
All maps should include _______________ which would be found on the top of the map and helps identify what type of map you are looking at.
What is a title?
300
The study of the world and the people and things that live there.
What is geography?
300
Describes how people affect the environment and how the environment affects the people.
What is HEI?
300
Imaginary lines that are horizontal. _____________
What is lines of latitude?
300
DIS is north of Center Ridge Road. (relative or absolute)
What is relative location?
400
This map shows elevation, natural resources, and/or landforms.
What is a physical map?
400
Language, clothing, architectural styles, religion, and government beliefs are examples of someone's _______.
What is culture?
400
Areas that share one or more features in common.
What is region?
400
Imaginary lines that are vertical.
What is lines of longitude?
400
Land use map shows natural or cultural region.
What is cultural region?
500
This type of map shows roads, boundaries, and/or capitols/states/countries.
What is a political map?
500
Defined by landforms, bodies of water, patterns of vegetation, climatic conditions, soil types, or the presence of certain resource.
What is natural regions/features/characteristic?
500
Describes where something is found; can include address or latitude/longitude.
What is location?
500
Describe the temperature near the equator.
What is hot and moist?
500
Mexico City is 20 degrees N and 100 degrees W (absolute or relative).
What is absolute?