1. 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt 10 pt 15 pt 20 pt 25 pt 5 pt Key Terms Map Reading What Geographers Do! Map Use Vs. Using a Globe Potpourri A Little This & A Little That! A review of the Previous 4 categories 5 pt

2. When reading a map, this term means a change in the accuracy of both its shapes and distances

3. What is DISTORTION?

4. An imaginary line, which circles the globe in a north to south direction. In reality, it measures distance east- west of Prime Meridian

5. What is LONGITUDE? Greenwich indicates the prime meridian, which is zero degrees longitude

6. In its most basic term, geography is the study of

7. What is Earth? Geography is the study of our planet Earth.

8. This is the section of the map which explains symbols for the map

9. What is a KEY? Although these are examples of a map key, straight above is an example of a compass rose, which shows the cardinal directions of north, south, east and west.

10. This map feature shows the four cardinal directions of north, south, east and west

11. What is a COMPASS ROSE?

12. The purpose of latitude and longitude on a map or globe

13. What is help geographers identify or find an absolute location?

14. Robinson map projection is popular and used in most texts because of this reason

15. What is the most accurate way to show Earth’s continents and its bodies of water? Robinson map projection

16. One reason distortion affects a map

17. What is it may change the shape of some landmasses?

18. This is one reason flat maps were made

19. What is it is impossible to make a globe complete enough to use ?

20. This is a sizeable reason to create and use flat maps

21. What is globes are not convenient enough to carry on a trip?

22. This is what geographers learn when they study human-environment interaction

23. What is how people and the environment affect each other?

24. This is a pair of questions which guide geographers

25. What are: Where are things located? And, Why are they there?

26. These are the five themes which guide geographers

27. What are location, regions, place, movement, and human- environment interaction?

28. This is something that geographers study

29. What is how people and Earth affect each other?

30. Landforms and their location

31. What are studied by geographers?

32. Tip for writing an essay answer

33. What is Write answer in complete sentences?

34. Since globes are round and somewhat bulky, maps are a better choice for use in this type of transportation

35. What is a car, van, truck, hike, or bus? And you may have your own choices, as well.

36. When writing an essay answer, it is smart to do this with the final sentence

37. What is have a strong conclusion? In other words, wrap up your statement based on the facts given in the previous sentences.

38. Along with it being convenient to carry, this is another important reason that a map is the better choice for traveling in a car

39. What is a map is more complete to use? In other words, maps can give exact locations of a city, state or features of the world.

40. For the most part, a map does a better job than a globe. Yet, there is one way a globe performs better than a map.

41. What is distortion in a map? Distortion may change the shape of some land masses. It can also change the accuracy of shapes and distances.

42. Robinson map projection is popular and used in most texts because of this reason

43. What is the most accurate way to show Earth’s continents and its bodies of water? Robinson map projection

44. This is what geographers learn when they study human-environment interaction

45. What is how people and the environment affect each other?

46. In its most basic term, GEOGRAPHY is the study of

47. What is Earth? Geography is the study of Earth.

48. A pair of questions which guide geographers

49. What are: Where are things located? And, Why are they there?

50. These are the five themes which guide geographers

51. What are location, regions, place, movement, and human- environment interaction?