Test 1 Flashcards
(19 cards)
Cardinal Directions
North south east west
Compass rose
A circular design on a map that shows directions north south east west,northeast northwest southwest,southeast
Environment
The surroundings or conditions in which a person animal or plant live or operates
Equator
Line of latitude the cree line of latitude the circles the earth at 0° (latitude)
Five themes of geography
Location ,movement human/environment region and place
Geography
The study of the earth surface and it’s very is climates physical characteristics countries peoples and natural resources
Globe
Model on the earth shown on a sphere
Hemisphere
One half of the globe the equator divides the earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres the prime meridian divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres
Intermediate directions
Northwest southwest northeast and southeast
Latitude
Imaginary lines that circle the earth parlance of the equator also called parallels
Map Key
Code that explains lines ,symbols and colors used on the map
Locater Globe
Shows the location of the area covered by the map
Longitude
Imaginary lines that circle the earth parallel to the prime meridian also called meridians
Map
Model of the earth showing on a flat surface
Physical map
A map that shows features of the earth such as mountains rivers oceans and forests
Political map
Think of Donald Trump! A map that shows countries States cities and capitals
Prime meridian
Line of longitude that circles the Earth at 0° (longitude)
Scale
Shows distance between objects on a map using standard and metric measurements
Thematic Map/Special Map
A type of map which shows a particular topic or theme such as climate population or natural resources
