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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

Geography

Front

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

Back

River

Front

large natural stream of water that runs through the land

Back

Cardinal Directions

Front

North South East West

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

Continents

Front

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

Back

Legend/Key

Front

A table that shows what symbols mean on a map.

Back

special features map

Front

designed or created for the special purpose. For example, temperature or population

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

Landforms

Front

The different shapes and types of land on Earth.

Back

Map Scale

Front

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

Back

Archipelago

Front

A land formation made up of a chain of islands

Back

peninsula

Front

a piece of land surrounded by water on three sides

Back

Location

Front

Tells where thing are; can be absolute or relative.

Back

gulf

Front

a body of water surrounded by land on three sides

Back

Equator

Front

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

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

Secondary source

Front

Interprets and analyzes primary sources. These sources are one or more steps removed from the event. Secondary sources may contain pictures, quotes or graphics of primary sources

Back

ocean

Front

the largest body type of water

Back

Plateau

Front

A large area of flat land elevated high above sea level

Back

Primary source

Front

first-hand accounts of a topic, from people who had a direct connection with it. Primary sources can include: Texts of laws and other original documents. Newspaper reports, by reporters who witnessed an event or who quote people who did.

Back

Hemisphere

Front

Equal halves of a sphere.

Back

Physical Map

Front

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

Back