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Maps
Vocabulary
Our Hemisphere
Looking at the Land
People and the Land
100
The "key" to a map that tells what symbols on the map mean
What is a legend
100
An area that has one or more features in common
What is a region
100
This natural force shaped the Great Lakes and Long Island.
What is glaciers
100
A natural or artificial object that circles the earth
What is a satellite
100
A material from nature that people use is called
What is a natural resource
200
The 0 degrees line of latitude that circles the earth like a belt
What is the equator
200
A way of life that people have followed for a long time
What is a tradition
200
The slow movement of land masses that caused Pangaea to break apart
What is continental drift
200
GPS stands for the
What is Global Positioning System
200
Three ways that Mexico and the United States are connected through transculturalization
What are sports, music, food, and clothing
300
Climate maps, population maps, and economic maps are all examples of these
What is a special purpose map
300
A system that people use to produce goods and services
What is an economy
300
The process by which water and wind wear away land, therefore shaping the earth
What is erosion
300
The symbol for a national capital on a political map
What is a star in a circle
300
Anything that makes the air, water, or soil dirty or unhealthy
What is pollution
400
This map shows the boundaries of a region such as counties, cities, states, or countries
What is a political map
400
A cold, dry climate in which the ground is permanently frozen
What is the tundra
400
The name of a photograph of the earth's surface taken from an airplane
What is an aerial photograph
400
Name three human actions that negatively affect the environment.
(answers vary)
500
This is the map you would use if you wanted to see the elevation of a specific area as well as its other landforms
What is a physical map
500
The surroundings in which people, plants, and animals live
What is the environment
500
Name three key bodies of water in the Western Hemisphere.
(answers vary)
500
Three characteristics people from a cultural region might share are
What are religion, history, and language (or other acceptable choices)
500
The earth's most rapidly-disappearing natural resource
What are its forests