Ch 7 Geography

You would have to travel how many miles to go around the earth?

• 25,000 miles

• 10,000 miles

• 40,000 miles

• 35,000 miles

A round model of the earth.

• sphere

• globe

• orb

• map

Drawing of places around the world. It shows where places are located and how to get there.

• chart

• map

• picture

• diagram

A person who creates maps.

• cartographer

• surveyer

• topographer

• oceanographer

Explains what symbols and colors on a map represent.

• map legend

• tool

• map dictonary

• map finder

A symbol that shows the cardinal directions. (north, south, east, west)

• GPS

• compass rose

• latitude

• scale

Measures the distance from one place to another on a map.

• scale

• compass rose

• longitude

• GPS

This type of map shows where people live.

• population map

• political map

• physical map

• climate map

This type of map shows dividing lines between cities, states or countries.

• political map

• population map

• climate map

• physical map

This type of map shows the natural features of a place. Such as mountains, lakes, valleys.

• physical map

• population map

• climate map

• political map