1. This theme of geography tells you where something is. Location

2. This theme tells you what a location is like when you get there. Place

3. This theme tells you what locations have in common. Region

4. This theme tells what people do to the areas they live in, and what those areas do for the people. Human-Environment Interaction

5. This theme tells you how people, goods, and ideas get around. Movement

6. This is the exact place of a geographic feature found on Earth’s surface. Absolute Location

7. This describes a feature’s location in relation to its surroundings. Relative Location

8. How is the absolute location of a place described? By its latitude and longitude

9. What type of distance refers to how far something travels? Linear Distance

10. What type of distance refers to how long it takes to travel? Time Distance

11. What type of distance refers to a person’s perception of how far something is? Psychological Distance

12. The study of the distribution and interaction of physical and human features on the earth. Geography

13. Each half of the globe. Hemisphere

14. Imaginary line that divides Earth into northern and southern halves. Equator

15. Imaginary starting line to find East and West longitude. Divides Earth into Eastern and Western hemispheres. Prime Meridian

16. Town in which the prime meridian passes through. Greenwich, England

17. Type of map that shows specific information, such as climate zones. Thematic Map

18. Type of map used to provide information needed to travel through the air or by water. Nautical Map

19. What is the first step in making a map? Surveying or collecting data

20. What geographical tool is a three-dimensional representation of Earth? Globe

21. What geographic tool is a two- dimensional representation of parts of all of Earth’s surface? Map

22. What is the name for a mapmaker? Cartographer

23. A way of mapping the Earth’s surface that reduces distortion caused by converting three dimensions into two dimensions. Map Projection

24. Series of satellites that orbit more than 100 miles above the earth. Each satellite picks up data in an area 115 miles wide. Landsat

25. Technology that uses digital map information to create a databank; different “data layers” are then combined to produce specialized maps. GIS (Geographic Information Systems)

26. What geographer’s tool uses the information from a minimum of three satellites to find the absolute location of something on Earth? GPS (Global Positioning System)

27. What tool do surveyors use to measure angles and distances on Earth? Theodolites

28. Where can you find the subject and basic information about a map? Title

29. What map feature shows the user directions? Compass Rose

30. List of symbols or colors used on a map. Legend or Key

31. Feature on a map that is used to determine distance between two places. Scale

32. 0˚ Latitude and 0˚ Longitude Equator and Prime Meridian

33. Type of projection shown here. Planar

34. Type of projection shown here. Conical

35. Type of projection shown here. Cylindrical