Unit 1 Lesson 1

A place's exact location

• absolute location

• cardinal directions

• relative location

• physical map

Match the following

• grid system

• north, south, east, west

• compass rose

• a symbol that shows the cardinal directions

• coordinates

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

• cardinal directions

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

Which of the following are consider important tools for a map? (Click all that apply)

• compass rose

• legend or key

• scale

• globe

• oceans

A person who creates maps and decides what to include on them is called a ​ (a)  

• cartographer
• geographer
• anthropologist
• athlete
• student

the study of weather over time

• globe

• climate

• scale

• legend or key

Match the following

• cultural maps

• maps that were drawn or printed in the past and are used to show geographical ideas of the times and places in which they were produced

• political maps

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

• historical maps

• maps that identify community cultures and resources

• population maps

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

• climate map

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

explains what the symbols and colors on a map represent

• scale

• location

• legend or key

• title

A round model of the Earth showing where water, land , and countries are located.

• globe

• earth

• planet

• map

A ​ (a)   is a map that shows the natural features of an area. ​

• physical map
• cultural map
• political map
• climate map
• historical map

describes the located of a place relative to , or compared to, something else.

• relative location

• absolute location

• total location

• grid system