Vocabulary
5 themes of Geography
Part 1
Miscellaneousu
Maps part 2
history
100

Which of the 5 themes is about how humans and the environment affect each other?

What is HEI?

100

Where something is by giving an address or landmark is which of the 5 themes?

What is location?

100

What is the element of a map that tells what the map is about?

What is a title?

100

The element of a map that is used to measure the distance from one place to another on a map?

What is a map scale?

100

Place the events in the correct order from the first event that happened to the last. These are not in order. What order do they go in?

  1. American Civil War

  2. Declaration of Independence 

  3. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

  4. Constitution      

2, 4,3,1

200

The characteristics of an area using landforms, wildlife, beliefs or customs is which of the 5 themes of Geography????

What is place??

200

Map showing specific themes over geographic features.  Example is a map that shows population density. What type of map is this?

A. political map

B. physical map

C. thematic map

C.

200

The Incas religion was__________________________.

A. monotheistic

B. polytheistic

polytheistic 

200

The element on a map that shows the directions north, south, east, and west.

What is a compass rose?

200

What was the significant contribution of the Aztecs?

They developed their own calendar of 18 months of 20 days each, built large cities and huge pyramids and temples, and developed a farming system called chinampas that they used to grow crops on shallow lake beds. They grew maize, beans, tomatoes, pumpkins, chilis

300

A type of government where the ruler has absolute control and there is no limit to their power is called______________.

What is unlimited government?

300

Which type of map shows cities, states, and country boundaries?

A. political  map

B. physical map

What is a political map?

300

The Incas made significant contributions such as ________________, ___________, and _____________________.

A. terrace farming, roads, and rope bridges

B. Slurpees, hamburgers, and candy

A

300

Imaginary lines on a map that run east to west are called??

What are latitude lines?

300

What was the religion of the Aztecs?

They were polytheistic and worshipped the god of the sun, war, rain, etc...

400

Areas in the world that have common characteristics and boundaries are which of the 5 themes?

What is region?

400

What is the name of the map that shows features such as mountain ranges, rivers, plains, lakes, etc...?

What is a physical map?

400

Some of the contributions of the Mayans were ___________,____________,and _____________.

A. Astronomy, calendar systems, and hieroglyphic writing

B. Biology, engineering water systems. genetic engineering

A.

400

Imaginary lines that run north and south are called ___________lines.

A. Latitude

B. Longitude

What are longitude lines?

400

The USMCA involved which 3 countries?

United States, Mexico , Canada

500

How people, goods, and ideas get from place to place is an example of which of the 5 themes?

What is movement?

500

A type of government where everyone, including the ruler, must follow the law or rules. The government does not have complete control. This type of government is called _____________________.

What is limited government?

500

The Incas were located ____________ while the Mayans were located__________.

A. Las Vegas, northern Mexico

B. the Andes region of South America, southern Mexico, 

B

500

What element of a map uses symbols to show where places are on a map?

What is a map legend?

500

USMCA stands for _____________.

A. United States Mexico Canada agreement

B. United Seminarian Mexican Capital agreement

A.