Unit 1 Vocabulary - Geography

What is a spherical representation of the earth?

• Globe

• Physical Map

• Compass Rose

• Latitude

What is a description of how a place is related to other places?

• map

• absolute location

• continent

• relative location

What is  a representation of an area of land or sea showing physical features, cities, roads, etc.

• map projection

• map

• ocean

• equator

What is the its exact place on Earth, often given in terms of latitude and longitude

• hemisphere

• absolute location

• scale

• latitude

What is  a circle showing the principal directions printed on a map or chart?

• legend/key

• hemisphere

• compass rose

• scale

What is the study of places and the relationships between people and their environments

• map projection

• topographical map

• globe

• geography

What is wording on a map or diagram explaining the symbols used?

• legend/key

• scale

• map projection

• continent

What is  type of map that portrays the geographic pattern of a particular subject matter?

• prime meridan

• compass rose

• legend/key

• thematic map

What is a type of map that portrays the geographic pattern of a particular subject matter?

• globe

• thematic map

• longitude

• geography

What is a method for representing part of the surface of the earth?

• map projection

• latitude

• scale

• hemisphere