| Map Skills |
| #1 |
What do you call a view of something from high above, as if you're a bird flying over it and looking down? |
bird's-eye view |
| #2 |
Which maps show the boundaries, also called borders, of countries, states, and counties? |
political maps |
| #3 |
Which maps show the natural features and landforms of a place like oceans, mountains, plains, deserts, and forests? |
physical maps |
| #4 |
What do you call the directions of north, east, south, and west? |
cardinal directions |
| #5 |
What do you call the directions of northeast, southeast, southwest, northwest? |
intermediate directions |
| Regions |
| #1 |
What do you call the study of Earth? |
geography |
| #2 |
What are the regions of the United States? |
Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, West, Midwest |
| #3 |
What do you call the natural divisions on earth like climate, landforms, or vegetation? |
physical regions |
| #4 |
What is an area of land made of places with similar specific characteristics (traits) or a unifying feature? |
regions |
| #5 |
What are the 5 themes of geography? |
location, place, human/environmental interactions, movement, regions |
| Regions |
| #1 |
What do you call the physical regions classified by the types of plants or crops that are grown there? |
vegetation regions |
| #2 |
What do you call the regions that refer to human features such as language, music, religion, or even industry. |
cultural regions |
| #3 |
What do you call the physical regions classified by climate and precipitation? |
climate regions |
| #4 |
How can regions be classified? |
physical or cultural |
| #5 |
What are similar traits cultural regions have? |
language spoken, foods consumed, activities offered, religions shared |
