Social Studies CH 1 (The World of Geography) Test REVIEW

Also known as the legend, this part of the map explains the symbols and shading on the map.

• key

• compass rose

• scale

• title

This type of map makes areas near the poles look bigger than they are. It shows correct shapes, but not true distances or sizes

• Equal-Area Projection

• Mercator Projection

• Robinson Projection

This theme of geography helps explain how people, goods, and ideas get from one place to another.

• Location

• Regions

• Place

• Movement

• Human-Environment Interactions

The study of the earth

• Science

• Geography

• Paleontology

The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian, measured in degrees.

• longitude

• latitude

A diagram on a map that shows direction

• key

• title

• compass rose

• scale

Lines of latitude are also called ______________________, because they run east and west and are parallel to one another.

• meridians

• parallels

• perpendiculars

A map that shows the correct size of landmasses, but their shapes are altered. Lines that would be straight on Earth may be forced into curves to fit on the map's flat surface.

• Equal-Area Projection

• Mercator Projection

• Robinson Projection

A computer based system that links information to locations

• Robinson Projection

• GIS- geographic information system

• Distortion

The theme of geography that explores how people affect their environment, or their natural surroundings, and how their environment affects them.

• Location

• Regions

• Place

• Movement

• Human-Environment Interactions