The precise point on Earth where a particular place can be found is called its
What is absolute location
What is the purpose of a compass rose?
to indicate directions on a map
Name the first theme of geography
what is location? (absolute and relative)
The imaginary lines parallel to the equator.
what are lines of latitude?
2. You invite a friend to play basketball at a park. You tell him the park is two blocks north of the school. You have just described the park’s
relative location
6. Which of the following is an intermediate direction?
A. compass rose
B. southwest
C. latitude
B. southwest
Name the second theme of geography
What is place/physical and human characteristics?
The imaginary lines parallel to the prime meridian.
What are lines of latitude?
3. What is the main problem with showing a spherical Earth on a flat map?
The size, shape, and position of Earth’s features are distorted.
A synonym for map legend is map
A. grid.
B. translator.
C. key.
C. key
Name the 3rd theme of geography?
What is human/environment interactions?
The most northern and southern lines of latitude
What are the Antarctic circle and the Arctic circle
4. Which statement about map projections is true?
All map projections have some kind of distortion.
A map grid.............
A. indicates cardinal and intermediate directions on a map.
B. helps you find specific locations on a map by means of a code.
C. explains the symbols that are used on the map.
D. describes the area shown on the map and identifies the map’s topic.
B. helps you find specific locations on a map by means of a code.
What is the 4th theme of geography?
What is movement?
The map that is 3 dimensional shaped as a sphere.
What is a globe?
Economics, social, political and environmental.
What is E.S.P.N.?
The L and S in TODALS stand for...
What are legend/label and source?
Name the 5th theme of geography
What are regions?
The 2 dimensional way of navigating.
What is a map?