Unit 1 Vocab

The behaviors, beliefs, and features of a group of people

• Geography

• Economics

• Government

• Culture

A map that shows countries, states, cities, and other man-made areas

• Physical Map

• Political Map

• Special Purpose Map

• Legend

The system of making, selling, and moving goods and services

• Geography

• Economy

• Government

• Culture

A map that presents specific information or features of an area

• Physical Map

• Political Map

• Special Purpose Map

• Legend

The study of map/land features

• Geography

• Economics

• Government

• Culture

An area of land unified by a common characteristic

• Geography

• Region

• Special purpose map

• Culture

The location of an object using coordinates or an address

• Relative location

• Coordinates

• Map legend

• Absolute Location

A map of the landscape or physical features of an area

• Physical Map

• Political Map

• Special Purpose Map

• Legend

The system people make to create and maintain order in their area

• Geography

• Economy

• Government

• Culture

The measured distance from the Prime Meridian, using an angle

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Scale

• Legend