Vocabulary for WG.1 – Maps and Basic Geographic Skills

An object or tool that tells us about the people from the past.

• Artifact

• Fossil

• Document

• Monument

Defined according to its position on the earth’s surface.

• Location

• Region

• Movement

• Place

(Square) – used by ship navigators – distorted at top and bottom.

• Mercator

• Robinson

• Gnomonic

• Azimuthal

What are maps in your head that you use to carry out daily activities, give directions to others, or understand world events called?

• Mental Maps

• Physical Maps

• Weather Maps

• Political Maps

Which type of map shows how many people live per square mile or kilometer?

• Population Maps

• Climate Maps

• Physical Maps

• Political Maps

The study of the distribution and interaction of physical and human features on the earth’s surface.

• Geography

• Biology

• Economics

• Chemistry

(Round) – used by airline pilots because it shows shortest distance.

• Polar

• Equatorial

• Mercator

• Lambert

A unit on the earth's surface that has unifying characteristics.

• Region

• Continent

• Hemisphere

• Basin

The way people, products, and information move from one place to another.

• Movement

• Region

• Location

• Place

Which type of map shows human made features such as cities and roads?

• Political Maps

• Physical Maps

• Climate Maps

• Topographic Maps