Geography Vocab

2. Lines that run horizontally (across) on a map
3. Type of map that shows countries, states, cities, and borders
6. Words on a map that name places and bodies of water
8. How a civilization groups people into categories or ranks
12. Important discoveries, inventions, ideas, etc.
15. how people connect with the land they live on; there are 5 themes
19. Where something is at; two types: absolute and relative
20. How a civilization shares the power (or not) among people; includes government and laws
21. Group of places that have similar physical or human characteristics

1. How humans adapt, modify, and depend on their environment
4. Lines that run vertically (up and down) on a map
5. Line that separates one country or state from another
7. People, resources, and ideas do this because of push and pull factors
9. Tool that tells us what the symbols, colors, lines, etc. on a map mean
10. Small shapes or pictures on a map that represent something
11. Type of map that shows natural features like mountains, forests, deserts, etc.
13. Tool that tells us the cardinal directions on a map
14. Tool that tells us the what the distance on a map equals in the real world
16. Set of beliefs that help answer questions about human existence; there are around 4000 in the world
17. What a location is like when you get there; all the characteristics of a location
18. Buying, selling, trading, money, jobs, etc.