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Section 1

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Legend/Key

Front

A table that shows what symbols mean on a map.

Back

Human-Environment Interaction

Front

How people help or hurt the place they live.

Back

Continents

Front

Large pieces of land that cover parts of the Earth: Asia, Europe, Africa, North America, South America, Australia, and Antarctica.

Back

Longitude

Front

How far a place is on Earth from the Prime Meridian, measured in degrees. It is measured with the help of imaginary lines that run North to South.

Back

Equator

Front

Imaginary line that divides the world into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. 0 degrees Latitude.

Back

Map Scale

Front

A scale to help to measure distance on a map that represents distance on the Earth.

Back

River

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Mountain

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Back

Human Characteristics

Front

Parts of the Earth's surface that have been made by humans, such as roads, monuments, buildings, etc.

Back

Cardinal Directions

Front

North South East West

Back

Location

Front

Tells where thing are; can be absolute or relative.

Back

Physical Characteristics

Front

Important parts of the Earth's surface, such as mountains, rivers, plains, and oceans.

Back

Political Map

Front

Shows governmental boundaries of countries, states, and counties, the location of major cities, and they usually include significant bodies of water.

Back

Place

Front

Studies how one place is different from another. Differences can be physical, human, or traditional.

Back

Compass Rose

Front

Symbol on the map that shows direction (North, South, East, and West)

Back

Region

Front

Grouping places by their similar characteristic such as language, area, politics, religion, etc.

Back

Thematic Map

Front

A map that emphasizes a particular theme or special topic. They are different because they do not just show natural features like rivers, cities, political subdivisions and highways.

Back

Renewable Resource

Front

Natural Resources that can replaced.

Back

Geography

Front

The study of our physical surroundings and how humans interact with them.

Back

Physical Map

Front

Shows landforms like deserts, mountains, plains and other landforms in a given area.

Back

Plateau

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Landforms

Front

The different shapes and types of land on Earth.

Back

Absolute Location

Front

Using Latitude and Longitude to show the location of a place on Earth. 22 degrees N, 100 degrees W

Back

Plains

Front

Back

Hemisphere

Front

Equal halves of a sphere.

Back

Movement

Front

Studies how people, products, and information moves.

Back

Latitude

Front

How far a place on Earth is from the equator, measured in degrees. It is measured with imaginary lines around the Earth that run East to West. LAT IS FLAT!

Back

Prime Meridian

Front

Imaginary line that runs North and South on the globe that divides the Earth into the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. 0 Degrees Longitude.

Back

Non-Renewable Resource

Front

Natural Resources that cannot be replaced after they have been used.

Back

Natural Resource

Front

Everything humans get from the Earth to meet their needs for food, clothing, and shelter.

Back

Relative Location

Front

The use of cardinal directions to find the general location of a place.

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