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Unit Key Vocabulary
Locaton & Distance, Phys, Cult, and Political geography, and Data Sets
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Exact location of a place on earth based upon a latitude and longitude | Absolute Location |
| North, south, east, and west | Cardinal Directions |
| NE, SE, NW, and SW | Intermediate Directions |
| Imaginary lines that run east to west but measure in degrees north and south | Latitude |
| The "0" degree line of latitude | Equator |
| The "0" degree line of longitude | Prime Meridian |
| Used to determine distances in either customary or metric units between places on maps | Scale |
| Human based aspects of geography including language, religion, clothing, technology, and government | Cultural Geography |
| Natural aspects of geography including landforms, waterways, natural resources, and climate | Physical Geography |
| The aspects of geography created by governments and countries | Political Geography |
| The part of a map that displays the symbols used within the map | Key/Legend |
| Maps that show boundaries such as county or state boundaries | Political Maps |
| Maps that show natural features and elevations of the lands | Physical Maps |
| Maps that show natural resources | Resource Maps |
| Maps that show how places have changed over time | Historical Maps |
| Maps that show where various goods are produced | Economic Maps |
| A data set that includes a list of facts organized into categories, also called a table | Chart |
| A data set in which the data collected is represented using a pie, line, or bar | Graphs |
| A picture with descriptions | Diagrams |
| A way to organize events in history where the events are placed in chronological order between sets of time intervals | Time Line |