What is the main purpose of thematic maps?

To focus on a specific theme and make patterns and trends clear

To display physical features like mountains and rivers

What does "human-environment interaction" refer to?

How people adapt and change the environment around them.

How animals interact with each other.

How plants grow in different climates.

How weather patterns are formed.

What is absolute location?

A place's exact location identified with latitude and longitude.

A description of a place's location in relation to other places.

A location that changes over time.

A location described using landmarks.

What are latitude lines?

Horizontal mapping lines called parallels.

Vertical mapping lines known as meridians.

Lines that measure distance from the prime meridian.

Lines that run from the North Pole to the South Pole.

What is relative location?

A description of a place's location in relation to other places.

A place's exact location using coordinates.

A location that is always changing.

A location described using latitude and longitude.

What do longitude lines measure?

How far east or west a location is from the prime meridian.

How far north or south a location is from the equator.

The distance between two points on a map.

The height of a location above sea level.

What are the two main characteristics used to describe a place?

Physical and Human Characteristics

How is a place defined according to the text?

By its distance from the equator

What does latitude measure?

The distance from the Prime Meridian

What is the absolute location of Sendai?

38°5'53"N Latitude, 140°52'22"E Longitude

40°5'53"N Latitude, 120°52'22"E Longitude

38°5'53"S Latitude, 140°52'22"W Longitude

35°5'53"N Latitude, 130°52'22"E Longitude

What is the definition of absolute location?

The exact location of a place on Earth, a precise point

A location described by nearby landmarks

What does "relative location" describe?

A description of how a place is related to other places

The exact coordinates of a place

What does the term "Movement" refer to in geography?

How people, goods, and ideas travel from place to place

An area united by similar characteristics and cultural traits

An area with different characteristics and cultural traits

A place with no cultural traits

How is a relative location described?

By using latitude and longitude

By its distance from the equator

What does "population density" measure?

The number of people in an area, usually by square mile

The number of cars in a parking lot

The number of trees in a forest

What are "pull factors" in the context of migration?

Factors that attract people to a new place

Factors that push people away from a place

Factors that have no effect on migration

Factors that only affect animals

What are "push factors" in the context of migration?

Reasons people leave their home country, such as poor economy, war, or disease

Reasons people are attracted to a new place

Factors that encourage people to stay in their home country

Factors that improve the economy of a country

According to the text, what do we all have the same of on the inside?

Same bones, organs, and systems

Which category includes beliefs, religion, and values?

Beliefs/Religion and Tradition/Values

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Which of the following is a theme in the Political category of Social Studies?

Wars & Conflicts

System of Money

Location & Region

Cultural Traits & Customs

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What is included in the Economic theme of Social Studies?

Human Rights

Physical Processes

System of Money

Traditions & Rites

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Which theme in Social Studies includes Climate?

Political

Economic

Geographic

Social

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In the Social theme of Social Studies, which of the following is covered?

Treaties

Economic Indicators

Human-Environment Interactions

Religion

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What does a physical map show?

Political boundaries

Natural/physical features

Population density

Climate zones

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Which of the following features can you see on a physical map?

Cities and towns

Mountains and rivers

Roads and highways

Languages spoken

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What does a political map show?

Natural features like mountains and rivers

Boundaries between countries and states

Weather patterns

Population density

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