SS Vocab Quiz

Region

• an area of land that is unified by a common characteristic, such as political, linguistic, or common climate patterns
• the study of patterns and processes related to Earth's surface
• a natural physical feature of Earth's surface
• the physical arrangement observed by looking at where people live

Physical Geography

• an area of land that is unified by a common characteristic, such as political, linguistic, or common climate patterns
• a natural physical feature of Earth's surface
• the study of patterns and processes related to Earth's surface
• the physical arrangement observed by looking at where people live

Human Geography

• the study of human activities related to interaction with the environment
• an area of land that is unified by a common characteristic, such as political, linguistic, or common climate patterns
• the physical arrangement observed by looking at where people live
• a natural physical feature of Earth's surface

Landforms

• an area of land that is unified by a common characteristic, such as political, linguistic, or common climate patterns
• the study of human activities related to interaction with the environment
• a natural physical feature of Earth's surface
• the physical arrangement observed by looking at where people live

Settlement Patterns

• a natural physical feature of Earth's surface
• the physical arrangement observed by looking at where people live
• the study of human activities related to interaction with the environment
• an area of land that is unified by a common characteristic, such as political, linguistic, or common climate patterns

Map Title

• shows us cardinal directions on the map (north, south, east, west)
• shows us the relationship between distance on the map and distance on the ground
• tells us what the map is about (the content of the map)
• explains what the colors and symbols on the map represent

Map Key or Legend

• shows us the relationship between distance on the map and distance on the ground
• explains what the colors and symbols on the map represent
• tells us what the map is about (the content of the map)
• shows us cardinal directions on the map (north, south, east, west)

Compass Rose

• shows us cardinal directions on the map (north, south, east, west)
• tells us what the map is about (the content of the map)
• explains what the colors and symbols on the map represent
• shows us the relationship between distance on the map and distance on the ground

Map Scale

• explains what the colors and symbols on the map represent
• tells us what the map is about (the content of the map)
• shows us the relationship between distance on the map and distance on the ground
• shows us cardinal directions on the map (north, south, east, west)

What does P.E.G.S. stand for?

• Political, Economic, Geographic, Social
• Places, Education, Geometry, Science