Where in the World?
This theme answers the question “Where is it?”
Location
The imaginary line that divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Equator
A natural feature on Earth’s surface, like a mountain or river.
Physical Feature
This map element shows direction (north, south, east, and west).
This term refers to the forced or voluntary movement of people from one place to another.
Migration
This theme focuses on how people adapt to and modify their environment.
Human-Environment Interaction
The lines that measure distances north and south of the equator.
Latitude Lines
The process of rocks breaking down into smaller pieces over time.
Weathering
This map element explains what the symbols and colors mean.
Legend
The division of British India into two countries in 1947.
Partition of India
The flow of goods, people, and ideas falls under this theme.
Movement
A country shape that is long and narrow, like Chile, is described as this.
Elongated Boundary
This process carries away pieces of weathered rock or soil.
Erosion
This map element provides the purpose of the map.
Title
The policy of racial segregation in South Africa that ended in the 1990s.
Apartheid
The theme that identifies areas with common characteristics.
Region
_________ location uses coordinates, while ________ location describes a place in relation to others.
Absolute, Relative
Large ecosystems like forests, grasslands, and deserts are called this.
Biomes
This map element gives the ratio of map distance to actual distance.
This agreement between Britain and France divided the Ottoman Empire after WWI.
Sykes-Picot Agreement
This theme focuses on the characteristics that make an area unique.
Place
The process by which former colonies gain independence from colonial powers.
Decolonization
These are the three main climate zones.
Tropical, polar, temperate
This acronym helps you remember all the parts of a map.
DOGSTAILS
These organizations, like the United Nations, involve multiple countries working together.
Supranational Organizations