| A | B |
|---|
| location | Where the place is located; what it is near; and what direction it is from another place. |
| description of place | What the place is like; what characteristics it has. |
| human-environment interaction | How people's lives are shaped by the place where they live and how the place has been shaped by human activity. |
| movement | how people and things move from one place to another and why they make these movements |
| regions | why some places are similar to others and why some places are thought of as 'belonging' together. |
| equator | imaginary line of latitude; divides the earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres (0 degrees) |
| hemispheres | half the earth divided by either the equator or Prime Meridian (N/S) |
| Prime Meridian | line of longitude (0 degrees); divides the earth into Eastern & Western Hemispheres |
| parallels | lines of latitude parallel to the equator; measure the distance N. or S. of the Equator. |
| meridians | lines of longitude; measure distance E. or W. of Prime Meridian. |
| absolute location | position on Earth found by using both latitude and longitude. |
| globe | 3 dimensional depiction of the Earth |
| map | 2 dimensional drawing of the Earth |
| great circle | imaginary line that follows the curve of the Earth |
| great circle route | shortest route following the curve of the Earth |
| Cartographers | fancy name for mapmakers |
| Winkel Tripel Projection | good overall view of the continent's shapes and sizes |
| Robinson Projection | minor distortions; areas most distorted are near the North and South poles |
| Mercator Projection | shows true direction and land shapes fairly accurately, but not size or distance |
| Goode's Interrupted Equal-Area Projection | shows continents close to their true shapes and sizes, but looks like a peeled orange |
| Map Key | explains the lines, symbols, and colors used on a map. |
| Scale | helps you figure distance on a map. |
| Compass Rose | has the symbols that tells you where north, south, east and west are positioned. |
| Physical Map | call out landforms and water features. |
| Political Map | show the names and boundaries of countries, the locations of cities, and other human-made features of a place. |
| Special Purpose Maps | Show themes or patterns, often emphasizing one subject or theme. |
