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| location | where something is |
| place | the physical and human characteristics that make a location unique |
| regions | areas that share common characteristics |
| movement | how and why people and things move and are connected |
| human-environment interaction | the relationship between people and their environment |
| globe | a round model of the Earth that shows shape, lands, and directions as they truly relate to one another |
| map | a flat drawing of all or part of the Earth's surface |
| latitude | imaginary circles that run east to west around the globe known as parallels and divide the globe into units called degrees |
| Equator | circles the middle of the Earth located halfway between the North and South Poles 0 degrees latitude |
| longitude | meridians, run from the North Pole to the South Pole |
| Prime Meridian | 0 degrees longitude and runs through Greenwich, England |
| absolute location | uses both latitude and longitude to identify an exact place on Earth |
| Northern Hemisphere | everything north of the Equator |
| Southern Hemisphere | everything south of the Equator |
| Eastern Hemisphere | everything east of the Prime Meridian for 180 degrees |
| Western Hemisphere | everything west of the Prime Meridian for 180 degrees |
| title | tells you what information the map is showing |
| key | explains symbols, colors, and lines on the map (also called a legend) |
| scale bar | a measuring line that helps you figure distance on a map |
| compass rose | symbol that tells you where the cardinal directions are positioned |
| cardinal directions | north, south, east, and west |
| cities | symbolized by a solid circle on a map |
| capitals | symbolized by a star on a map |
| boundary lines | show extent of an area's territory or political influence |
| scale | the size of a map compared to the size of the actual land surface |
| general purpose maps | maps that show a wide range of information about an area |
| physical maps | maps that call out landforms and water features |
| political maps | maps that show the names and political boundaries of countries including human-made features such as cities and transportation routes |
| special feature maps | maps that show specific topics in detail (also known as thematic maps) |
| historical maps | maps that show events that occurred in a region over time |
| contour maps | maps that use contour lines to show elevation |
| vegetation maps | maps that show the different types of plants that are found in a region |
| graphs | present and summarize information visually |
| bar graphs | graphs that use bars or wide lines to compare data visually |
| circle graphs | graphs that show how the whole of something is divided into parts (also known as pie graphs) |
| line graphs | graphs that show changes over a period of time |
| charts | present related facts and numbers in an organized way - arrange data in rows and columns for easy reference |
| diagrams | drawings that show steps in a process, point out parts of an object, or explain how something works |
