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Geography
Geography cont.
Types of Maps
Regions
Culture
100
Geographers use five basic themes to study Earth and everything on it.
What is the Five Themes of Geography?
100
Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest
What are intermediate directions?
100
This map shows information such as countries, states, and other important political features.
What is a political map?
100
The study of the Earth.
What is Geography?
100
Ways of living that people practice regularly over time.
What is a custom?
200
This imaginary line divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern hemisphers. It lies halfway between the North Pole and South Pole.
What is the equator?
200
A drawing that shows direction
What is a compass rose?
200
This type of map shows Earth's natural feautres.
What is a physical map?
200
An area with common features that set it apart from other areas.
What is a region?
200
The things that people believe are the most important in life.
What is a value?
300
These lines run East to West on a globe. They are also known as parallels.
What is a latitude line?
300
This tells you how much smaller the distance on a map is compared with the actual distance.
What is a scale?
300
This type of map shows changes in elevation.
What is a relief map?
300
This type of region is defined by Earth's natural resources.
What is a physical region?
300
The exchange of ideas and customs with other cultures.
What is cultural interaction?
400
These lines run North to South on a globe. Another name for them are meridians.
What is a longitude line?
400
This tells you what the symbols stand for on a map.
What is a map key?
400
This type of map shows information about the past or where past events took place.
What is an historical map?
400
This type of region can be organized by climate, or the weather pattern that an area has over a long period of time.
What is a climate region?
400
The way of life of a group of people, including their daily habits, beliefs, and arts.
What is culture?
500
North, South, East and West
What are cardinal directions?
500
This shows you whre the subject area of a main map is located.
What is a locator?
500
This type of map shows how things such as language, religion, population and rainfall are distributed throughout an area.
What is a Distribution Map?
500
This type of region entails learning about a culture's language, religion and ethnic heritage.
What is a cultural region?
500
People's values and beliefs are shaped by this.
What is religion?