Unit 2 Geography Tools - Vocabulary

What are economic resources?

• The way people are distributed in an area. Changes over time in where people live.

• Materials that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain

• Used to measure, track and share climates of any given area.

• Factors of Production = land, labor, Entrepreneur(people) and capital

What are natural resources?

• Factors of Production = land, labor, Entrepreneur(people) and capital

• How much of a resource is able to be used for a give project.

• Materials that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain

• Take it apart; break down; examine, explore, investigate --- when you analyze something you look at it closely.

One characteristic of a Physical Map is... 

• Shows the different climates in the world
• show important natural, physical features, such as mountains, elevations, rivers, vegetation, forests and lakes.
• show how people have divided up the earth's surface
• show how many people live in an area

The average, year-after-year conditions of temperature, precipitation, winds, and cloud in an area are known as its

• Climate
• Weather
• global warming
• seasons

Climates are classified according to two major factors:

• elevation and precipitation
• latitude and temperature
• elevation and latitude
• precipitation and temperature

A map showing cities, capitals, and states is which type of map?

• Political
• Physical
• Thematic
• Nothing

A map showing mountains, rivers, oceans, elevation is what type of map?

• Political
• Physical
• Thematic
• Nothing

What are the features on a Political map?

• Political units, countries, states, and borders
• Road maps, highway maps, weather/climate maps, and historical maps
• Physical/natural features, mountains, rivers, and valleys

This map is an example of a . . . 

• Political Map
• Physical map
• Land Use and Resource Map
• Historical Map

What type of map would be most helpful if you wanted to find a good location for your new restaurant with plenty of customers?

• Political Map
• Population Map
• Historical Map
• Topographic Map