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30 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Cardinal Directions
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The main directions; north, south, east and west
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Inset Map
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A small map within a larger map.
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Lines of Latitude
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The lines that go from east to west.
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Intermediate Directions
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Directions which are between the cardinal directions
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Citizen
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A member of a town, state or country
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Cause
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An action that makes something happen
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Effect
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Something brought about by a cause
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Locator
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A small map or picture of a globe where an area of a main map is located in a state or country
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Secondary Source
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A record of events by someone who was not there at the time
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Map Key
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The part of a map that explains what the symbols on the map stand for; sometimes call a map legend
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The Lines of Longitude
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The lines that go from north pole to south pole
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Economy
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The way people use resources to meet their needs.
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Culture
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A unique way of life that sets a group of people apart from others
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Primary Source
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A record made by people who saw or took part in an event
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Geographer
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A person who studies geography
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Physical Features
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Landforms, bodies of water, climate, soil, plant and animal life and other natural resources
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Analyze
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To break something down into its parts to see how these parts connect with each other
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Perspective
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A painting technique that shows the differences between things that are close and things that are far away
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Map Title
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Words on a map that describe the subject of the map.
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Grid
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The boxes that the latitude and longitude lines form.
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Regions
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An area on earth who's features make it different from any other area
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Historical Empathy
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Understanding the actions and feelings of people from other times and other places
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Society
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An organized group of people living and working under a set of rules and traditions.
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Absolute Location
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Exact location on Earth
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Geography
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The study of the Earth's surfaces and the way people use it.
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Compass Rose
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A direction marker on a map
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Human Features
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Buildings, bridges, farms, road and people themselves
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Chronology
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A record of events in the order in which they happened
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Relative Location
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What a place is near or what is around it.
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Map Scale
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The part of a map that tells a comparison of distance on the map itself and the distance in the real world
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