Social Studies Midterm Bundles 1 and 2

Shows directions on a map (North, South, East, and West)

• Longitude

• Compass Rose

• Latititude

• Region

Tells what symbols on a map are

• Map Legend or Key

• Map

• Grid

• Scale

Used to measure distance on a map

• Compass
• GPS coordinates
• Map legend
• Map scale

Lines that are horizontal on a map (east to west)

• Latitude lines
• Prime Meridian lines
• Equator lines
• Longitude lines

Lines that are vertical and run from the North Pole to the South Pole

• Parallels
• Equators
• Longitude

• Latitude

Long-term weather patterns in a region over several decades

• Temperature
• Atmosphere
• Climate
• Weather

The conditions of the atmosphere in a specific place at a given time

• humidity
• weather
• temperature
• climate

Resources that cannot be used up because they regrow or replace themselves on a regular basis

• Non-renewable resources
• Finite resources
• Renewable resources
• Static resources

Areas that are easily traveled to move people and goods from place to place

• Cargo terminals
• Logistics hubs
• Transportation routes
• Transportation corridors

A physical object or physical feature that prevents or slows the movement of people and supplies

• Transportation Corridor

• Challenge
• Hindrance
• Transportation Barrier