Unit 1: Earth Changes - Week 30 vocabulary

cartographer

• a person who makes maps

• the steepness of a hillside

• the height of an object, usually compared to sea level

• identifies landforms

slope

• a person who makes maps

• the steepness of a hillside

• the height of an object, usually compared to sea level

• identifies landforms

elevation

• a person who makes maps

• the steepness of a hillside

• the height of an object, usually compared to sea level

• identifies landforms

What does a physical map identify?

• landforms

• boundaries between countries

• weather patterns

• average temperature by region

What does a political map identify?

• landforms

• boundaries between countries

• weather patterns

• average temperature by region

What does a climate map identify?

• landforms

• boundaries between countries

• weather patterns

• average temperature by region

What does a temperature map identify?

• landforms

• boundaries between countries

• weather patterns

• average temperature by region

What does a time zone map identify?

• regions using the same time

• boundaries between countries

• areas based on common features

• geographic information

What does a biome map identify?

• regions using the same time

• forests, deserts, tundra, etc

• areas based on common features

• geographic information

What does a regional map identify?

• regions using the same time

• forests, deserts, tundra, etc

• areas based on common features

• geographic information