Unit 1 Geography Vocabulary

A ____________ shows direction on a map.

• Scale

• Legend

• Compass Rose

• Title

A ________________ tells about the symbols and colors on a map.

• Legend/Key

• Compass Rose

• Title

• Scale

A _____________ shows the relationship between distances on the earth and on a map.

• Compass Rose

• Legend

• Scale

• Title

The ______________ runs around the middle of the Earth separating the Northern and Southern hemispheres

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Compass Rose

• Bias

The _____________________ runs around the middle of the Earth separating the Eastern and Western hemispheres

• Compass Rose

• Legend

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

What does Climate mean?

• The average weather in a place over many years

• Is the traditions and practices of a place

• It tells about the symbols that are on the map. It can also be called a key

• Available stock or supply of something.

What are Resources?

• The relationship between distances on the earth and on a map.

• Available stock or supply of something that can be useful

• The average weather in a place over many years

• The shared habits, beliefs, and traditions of a particular people, place, or time

What is bias?

• Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or place

• The relationship between distances on the earth and on a map.

• The shared habits, beliefs, and traditions of a particular people, place, or time

• The available stock or supply of something useful

What is culture?

• The relationship between distances on the earth and on a map.

• The shared habits, beliefs, and traditions of a particular people, place, or time

• It tells about the symbols that are on the map. It can also be called a key

• The available stock or supply of something useful

This term refers to half of the Earth

• Hemisphere

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Continent