10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt Key Terms Map Reading 5 Themes Of Geography Natural Resources Potpourri A Little This & A Little That! A review of the Previous 4 categories 5 pt
When reading a map, this means a change in the accuracy of both its shapes and distances
What is DISTORTION?
Imaginary lines, which circle the globe in a top to bottom direction, but they measure distance east-west of Prime Meridian
What are lines of LONGITUDE? Greenwich indicates the prime meridian, which is zero degrees longitude _________
This is the day by day condition of the air and sky.
What is weather?
This is the section of the map which explains symbols for the map
What is a KEY? Although these are examples of a map key, straight above is an example of a compass rose, which shows the cardinal directions of north, south, east and west.
Either the map scale or compass rose shows on the map, the four cardinal directions of north, south, east and west. Bonus! Double the Point Value by explaining the purpose of the second map vocabulary.
What is a COMPASS ROSE?. Bonus answer: the scale shows relative size on a map.
These horizontal lines on a map measure north and south of the equator.
What are lines of Latitude?
Main reason to use a globe
What is the most accurate way to show Earth’s continents and its bodies of water?
This is the term used to mean half the world
What is hemisphere ?
This imaginary line splits the world into northern and southern hemispheres
What is the equator? Northern Hemisphere Southern Hemisphere equator
This map focuses on major physical features, like elevation.
What is a physical map?
This is what geographers learn when they study human-environment interaction
What is how people and the environment affect each other?
This theme of Geography means the physical or human features at a specific location.
What is Place ?
This theme of Geography groups places with a unifying theme.
What are regions ?
This theme of Geography explains how people, goods and ideas get from one place to another.
What is Movement?
This theme of Geography shows where something is according to directions or latitude and longitude.
What is Location?
This is known as an occurring material source of wealth
What is a natural resource?
Name 3 examples of non-renewable resources
What are gas, oil, coal, petroleum, gold and diamonds ?
This type of natural resource can be replenished (replaced) over a period of time.
What is a renewable resource?
This type of natural resource cannot be replaced. Once it is used, it is gone.
What is a non-renewable resource?.
For map. Name 3 examples of renewable resources
What are sun, water, soil, wildlife, plant life and wind?
Give 3 examples of human features of place, a theme of geography
What are population, religion/beliefs, customs, language and economy? Robinson map projection
This is the meaning of climate.
What is the average weather over many years?
In of Give 3 examples of physical features of place, a theme of geography
What are land forms, capitals, major cities, plant life, animal life and climate?
hers This imaginary line of longitude splits the world into eastern and western hemispheres
What is the Prime Meridian? Prime Meridian Western Hemisphere Eastern Hemisphere
This type of map shows the borders of countries or states
What is a political map?