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Unit Key Vocabulary
Basic Maps and Geography Skills
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Scale | Used to determine distances in either customary or metric units between places on maps |
| Key | The part of a map that displays the symbols used within the map |
| Equator | 0 degree line of latitude |
| Prime Meridian | The 0 degree line of longitude |
| Cardinal Directions | North, South, East, West |
| Intermediate Directions | northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest |
| Absolute Location | The exact location of a place on earth based upoon latitude and longitude |
| Latitude | Imaginary lines that run east and west but measure in degrees north and south (parallels) |
| Longitude | Imaginary lines that run north and south meeting at a pole but measure in degrees east and west (also called meridian) |
| Culture Geography | Human based aspects of geography including languages, religion, clothing, technology, government |
| Physical Geography | Natural aspects of geography including landforms, waterways, natural resources and climate |
| Political Maps | The aspects of geography created by governments and countries |
| Resource Maps | Maps that show natural resources |
| Historical Maps | Maps that show how places have changed over time |
| Economic Maps | Maps that show where various goods are produced |
| Chart | A data set that includes list of facts organized into catagories, also called a table |
| Graphs | A data set in which the data collected is represented using a pie, line or bar |
| Diagrams | A picture with descriptions |
| Timeline | A way to organize events in history where the events are placed in choronological order between sets of time intervals |