Florida Studies Weekly - Week 1

_______ is the study of Earth, its people, and how things change over time.

• Economics

• History

• Geography

• Language Arts

Which of the following is NOT one of the primary geographic terms used to understand geography?

• human-environment interaction

• location

• regions

• states

Which of the following would not be considered a spatial tool to study geography?

• globes

• graphs

• maps

• pictures

When we describe where something is using terms "close," "near," "above," or "below," we are using _______

• relative location

• absolute location

• maps

• globes

When we use a grid system to describe a location, we are using _______

• relative location

• absolute location

• maps

• globes

People who create maps are called_______

• politicians

• geographers

• historians

• cartographers

Match the following

• the study of weather over time

• climate

• north, south, east, west

• absolute location

• a place’s exact location

• cartographer

• a person who creates maps and decides what to include on them

• cardinal directions

Match the following

• a symbol that shows the cardinal directions

• compass rose

• numbers, letters, or both along the margins of a map that help you find a place's location

• cultural maps

• a map that shows whether a place is usually warm or cold and wet or dry

• climate map

• maps that identify community cultures and resources

• coordinates

Match the following

• a system that helps describe the absolute location on a map using grid lines and coordinates

• grid system

• explains what the symbols and colors on a map represent

• historical maps

• a round model of the Earth showing where water, land, and countries are located

• legend or key

• maps that were were drawn or printed in the past and are used to show geographical ideas of the time

• globe

Match the following

• a map used to show the overall distribution of the population within a particular area or region

• population map

• a map that shows the natural features of an area

• physical map

• a map that shows the borders of regions, countries, states, and cities

• relative location

• shows the distance on a map

• political map

• describes the location of a place relative to, or compared to, something else

• scale