Maps and Places
What is relative location?
It is a location relative to something else.
What is a landform?
It is a shape on Earth.
What does it mean for people to migrate?
It means to move from one place to another.
What is an environment?
It is air,land, water and life around us.
Explain where you live in both absolute and relative location.
Answers vary.
What is absolute location?
It is the exact location.
What is an ocean?
It is a large body of salt water.
When people migrate, where do their ships dock (park)?
They do this at a harbor.
What are some things in an urban environment?
It has: tall buildings, trains and subways and museums.
What does a map scale help you to understand?
It helps you see the distance between places.
What is the difference between a city and town?
A city is larger than a town.
How many continents are there on Earth?
There are seven masses of these land areas.
What is an example of evidence from an immigrant?
One such example is a photograph.
What are some things in a rural environment?
It has: farms, lots of open space, and fewer people.
What is the large lake in Downtown Chicago called?
It is called Lake Michigan.
What is a symbol on a map?
It is a small picture that shows something.
What is the difference between a globe and map?
A globe is a round model of the Earth
If people move from one country to another, what is that person called?
They are called an immigrant.
What are some things in a suburban environment?
It has: single homes, parks to play, and people bike riding.
Which continent do we live on?
We live on North America.
What does a legend on the map show?
It shows the group of symbols.
What is the color of water on the globe?
The color of water is blue on the globe.
Immigrants that came to Ellis Island had an easy time with the process. Is this true or false?
This statement is false.
What is a resource in places?
It is something people use there to help them live best.
Would you consider the city of Mount Prospect to be rural, urban or suburban?
It is considered suburban.