Unit 0: Think Like a Historian

A part of a state that includes several towns and cities and helps manage local government.

• District

• County

• Region

• Municipality

A symbol on a map that shows the directions: north, south, east, and west.

• Compass Rose

• Map Legend

• Scale Bar

• Grid Lines

One of the Earth’s seven largest land masses, such as Africa or Asia.

• Ocean

• Continent

• Island

• Peninsula

The imaginary line that runs from the top to the bottom of the Earth and divides it into eastern and western hemispheres.

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• International Date Line

• Tropic of Cancer

A large area of land with its own government, people, and borders.

• State

• Nation

• Country

• Region

The way a person sees or understands something based on their own experiences or opinions.

• Perspective

• Insight

• Opinion

• Viewpoint

A chart that shows events in the order they happened over time.

• Timeline

• Graph

• Diagram

• Chronicle

Lines on a map that cross each other to help find exact places using numbers.

• Map Grid

• Coordinate System

• Topographic Lines

• Latitude and Longitude

A relatively small geographic area. A place where many people live and work, filled with buildings, shops, and services.

• Town

• City

• Village

• Suburb

How believable and trustworthy a source of information is.

• Reliability

• Credibility

• Validity

• Authenticity