Gallopade Ch 9 flash cards

Front

relative location

Back

The location of a place relative to other places.

Front

physical characteristics

Back

Natural parts of the land, like rivers, lakes, or mountains.

Front

human characteristics

Back

Things that people have added to a place, like a town, road, or school.

Front

cardinal directions

Back

The four main points of a compass - north, south, east, west.

Front

intermediate directions

Back

Points of the compass that fall in-between cardinal directions - northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest.

Front

compass rose

Back

A map tool that helps you determine cardinal and intermediate directions.

Front

map scale

Back

A map tool used to approximate the distance between places on a map.

Front

relationship on map scale

Back

Shows the relationship between a unit of length on a map and the corresponding length on the Earth’s surface.

Front

example of physical characteristics

Back

Rivers, lakes, or mountains.

Front

example of human characteristics

Back

A town, road, or school.