Oceans & Continents/5 Themes/Map Skills

Describes where a place is compared to another place.

• Movement

• Relative Location

• Place

• Absolute Location

• Region

Physical or human features that define an area.

• Movement

• Human Environment Interaction

• Location

• Place

• Region

A group of places that are close to one another that share some characteristics.

• Region

• Place

• Human Environment Interaction

• Movement

• Location

The exact location of something.

• Relative Location

• Region

• Absolute Lication

• Place

How people affect the environment and the environment affects people.

• Place

• Human Environment Interaction

• Region

• Movement

• Location

North, South, East, & West

• Thematic Direction

• Cardinal Directions

• Key

• Intermediate Direction

What type of map is being represented?

• International

• Physical

• Thematic

• Political

A tool used measure distance on a map.

• Title

• Scale

• Key

• Compass Rose

What type of map is being represented?

• Political

• Thematic

• Traditional

• Physical

What type of map is being represented?

• Political

• Informational

• Thematic

• Physical