WorksheetsUnit 1 TLAH Vocab Quiz
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 9mins
What are the cardinal directions?
North, South, East, West
Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest
Up, Down, Left, Right
Front, Back, Left, Right
What is climate?
The study of places and the relationships between people and their environments
The long-term pattern of weather in a particular area
An imaginary line at 0° from east to west
One of the seven large land masses on the earth's surface
What is a compass rose?
A symbol showing the cardinal directions printed on a map or chart
One of the seven large land masses on the earth's surface
An imaginary line at 0° from east to west
The study of places and the relationships between people and their environments
What are landforms?
Natural features of the Earth's surface
Areas of salty water that fill enormous basins on the Earth's surface
Materials found in nature that humans use to meet their needs
Maps that show manmade features such as state and national boundaries, capitals, and major cities
What is a primary source?
Source created at the time of study that provides firsthand evidence
A source that was not created at the time being studied
A map tool used to show distance
An organized collection of symbols on a map
One of the seven large land masses on the earth's surface is:
A globe
A sphere
A continent
Earth
An imaginary line at 0° from east to west (latitude) circling the earth midway:
Equator
Longitude
Latitude
Prime Meridian
The study of places and the relationships between people and their environments. (physical, human and environmental)
History
Social Science
Geology
Geography
A spherical model of Earth
world
globe
round
map
Half of the Earth (Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western)
Longitude
Latitude
Hemisphere
Equator
An organized collection of symbols on a map
Title
Legend
Compass Rose
Scale
The directions of Northeast (NE), Southeast (SE), Northwest (NW), and Southwest (SW) on a map
Cardinal Directions
Intermediate Directions
Compass Rose
Hemisphere
A symbolic representation of selected characteristics of a place, usually drawn on a flat surface.
Map
scale
sphere
globe
Materials found in nature that humans use to meet their needs (water, forests, minerals, fossil fuels)
Environment
Geography
Hemispheres
Natural Resources
Areas of salty water that fill enormous basins on the Earth's surface
Seas
Rivers
Oceans
Glaciers
A map that shows an area’s natural physical features like lakes, rivers, and mountains
Physical Map
Political Map
Road Map
Thematic Map
Maps that show manmade features such as state and national boundaries, capitals, and major cities
Physical Map
Political Map
Road Map
Thematic Map
An imaginary line at 0° from north to south (longitude) circling the earth midway.
Prime Meridian
Hemisphere
Equator
Latitude
A source that was created after the time being studied, but uses sources that were created at that time as evidence to make arguments or claims (scholarly books, textbooks and articles)
Primary Source
Secondary Source
Tertiary Source
Evidence
A map tool used to show distance; One side represents the distance on the map, while the other side represents the true distances of places in real life.
legend
scale
key
legend
What is an artifact?
a man-made object of historical or cultural significance.
What type of source is a website?
Primary
Secondary
Determining who wrote a source and why; also considering the perspective and possible bias
Corroborating
contextualizing
sourcing
close reading
To consider what other sources say; do they agree or disagree
Contextualizing
Corroborating
Sourcing
Close Reading
To consider when and where a source was created; what was happening in this time in history
contextualizing
corroborating
sourcing
close reading
What is a bias?
a primary source
judgemental point of view
a secondary source
a artifact
