7th Grade Texas History Semester Exam Review

A map that shows the major physical features of a region such as mountains, hills, plains, deserts, rivers, lakes, oceans, etc.

• Political
• Thematic
• Physical
• Topographical

A map that is used to show different elevations of a region or area.

• Political
• Thematic
• Physical
• Topographical

map that shows the political divisions within a specific area or region.

• Political
• Thematic
• Physical
• Topographical

Lines that run east and west, measure north and south of the Equator

• Lines of Latitude
• Lines of Longitude

Lines that run North to South, measure East to West of the Prime Meridian

• Lines of Latitude
• Lines of Longitude
• Tropic of Cancer
• Equator

Used to compare distance on a map or globe to distance on Earth's surface

• map key/ legend
• compass rose
• map scale

The half of the Earth that lies north of the equator

• Southern Hemisphere
• Eastern Hemisphere
• Northern Hemisphere
• Western Hemisphere

The hemisphere east of the Prime Meridian

• Southern Hemisphere
• Eastern Hemisphere
• Nothern Hempisphere
• Western Hemisphere

The half of the earth that lies south of the equator

• Southern Hemisphere
• Eastern Hemisphere
• Northern Hemisphere
•  Western Hemisphere

The hemisphere west of the Prime Meridian

• Southern Hemisphere
• Eastern Hemisphere
• Northern Hemisphere
• Western Hemisphere