Chapter 1 and 2

Shows places like countries, states, or cities

• Absolute Location

• Political Map

• Relative Location

• Latitude

Shows features like mountains, lakes, and oceans

• Political Map

• Longitude

• Physical Map

• Absolute Location

The exact location of a place

• Absolute Location

• Primary Sources

• Latitude

• Relative Location

The location of a place in relation to another

• Longitude

• Secondary Sources

• Absolute Location

• Relative Location

These are important because they help us understand events in history in the order that they happen

• Primary Source

• Physical Map

• Timeline

• Longitude

Measure North and South

• Longitude

• North

• Timeline

• Latitude

Measures East and West

• Physical Map

• Longitude

• Latitude

• Timeline

A firsthand account by someone who experienced or participated in the event/conditions being studied such as letters, birth certificates, etc.

• Secondary Source

• Primary Source

• Timeline

• Political Map

Those created by someone who did not experience the event/conditions such as textbooks, movies, etc.

• Primary Source

• Relative Location

• Latitude

• Secondary Source