Vocabulary
What is a refugee?
A person forced to leave their country
What is a topographic map?
a topographic map is a map used to show elevation?
What is a sparse population?
A low and spread out population
What is a earthquake?
Movement of the earth crust causing a violent shaking of the earth's surface
What is relative location?
The position of something related to another place
What is chain migration?
When one person move to a new area and then helps their friends and family to move.
What's a political map?
A political map is a map that show its countries borders
What is a dense population?
A high and compact population
What is a tornado?
A circle of big wind force
What is absolute location?
Absolute coordinates is the exact coordinates of an object, place or person
What is a slave?
People who are forced to work for others
What's a physical map?
A physical map is a map that shows rivers, mountains, lakes, and more.
What are the four main cardinal directions?
North, East, South, West
What's a Tsunami
Big water waves caused by displacement of water
What is a example of relative location?
Ex: The library is across the street from the park
What is a push factor?
Reasons for people to migrate from their country because of war, poverty, etc
What is a climate map?
A climate map is a map that shows specific weather patterns in a area
What are the list of symbol on the side of map called?
A key
What's a forest fire?
A fire that runs across the forest most commonly caused by lightning and volcanic eruptions
What is a example of absolute location?
Ex: 21° N , 95° E is the location on Myanmar
What is a pull factor?
Reasons people move to a new country or area, like better opportunities, safer lifestyle, etc
What's a population map?
A population map is a map that shows the number of people living in a specific area
What are the two imaginary lines on maps called that goes form North to South, and East to West?
Longitude and Latitude
What's a sinkhole?
A hole in the ground caused by the collapse of the earth's surface
Which would be better to describe a mall to your friends, relative or absolute location, and why?
Relative location because it provides context and doesn't need complex and exact coordinates.