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Key TermsMap

Reading

5 ThemesOf

Geography

NaturalResources

PotpourriA Little This &A Little That!

A review of thePrevious 4 categories

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When reading a map, this means a change in the accuracy of both its shapes and

distances

What isDISTORTION?

Imaginary lines, which circle the globe in a top to bottom direction, but they measure distance

east-west of Prime Meridian

What arelines ofLONGITUDE?

Greenwich indicates the

prime meridian,

which is zero degrees

longitude

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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 aCOMPASS ROSE?

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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?

NorthernHemisphere

SouthernHemisphere

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 ishow 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 anon-renewable

resource? .

Name 3 examples of renewableresources

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?

This is the meaning of climate.

What is the average weather over many

years?

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?

This imaginary line of longitude splits the

world into eastern and western hemispheres

What is the Prime Meridian?

PrimeMeridian

WesternHemisphere

EasternHemisphere

This type of map shows the borders

of countries or states

What is apolitical map?