Unit 1 Vocabulary

What is the term for the way a person can view an event or object, similar to a point of view?

• Corroboration

• Perspective

• Bias

• Geography

What is the term for evidence from one source confirming or supporting another source or idea?

• Bias

• Primary Source

• Corroboration

• Projections

What is the term for prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, group, or idea compared with another?

• Geography

• Bias

• Globe

• Compass

What is the term for a first-hand account of an event or topic, which usually contains bias?

• Secondary Source

• Geography

• Primary Source

• Projections

What is the term for an account created later by someone who did not experience the event, often a summary of the event?

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

• Perspective

• Compass

What is the term for the study of the physical features of the earth (land/water) as well as how people live on Earth?

• Geography

• Projections

• Globe

• Corroboration

What is the term for a method used to represent the globe on a flat surface, such as a piece of paper or computer screen?

• Globe

• Compass

• Projections

• Perspective

What is the term for a map of the earth created on a sphere?

• Geography

• Globe

• Corroboration

• Bias

What is the term for a tool used to orient yourself towards north?

• Compass

• Projections

• Perspective

• Primary Source

What is another name for a legend on a map?

• Key

• Scale

• Latitude

• Longitude