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Understanding Maps
Geography’s Five Themes & Understanding Maps 6th Grade Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Place: | refers to the mix of human and nonhuman features at a given location. |
locator map: | shows a larger area than the main map. |
region: | an area with at least one unifying physical or human feature such as climate, landforms, population, or history. |
Key: | explains symbols and shading on the map. |
scale bar: | shows how much space on the map represents a given distance on the land. |
compass rose: | diagram of a compass showing directions. |
movement: | explores how people, goods, and ideas get from one place to another. |
human environment movement: | how people affect their environment, or their natural surroundings, and how their environment affects them. |
historical map: | a special-purpose map that provides information about a place at a certain time in history. |
relative location: | the location of a place relative to another place, is another way to describe location. |
absolute location: | describes a place’s exact position on Earth in terms of longitude and latitude, imaginary lines drawn around Earth to help geographers describe places. |