Geography Vocab

1. A type of map that shows landforms like mountains, deserts, rivers, and plains
5. A type of map that shows a particular theme connected with a specific geographic area, for example, physical, social, economic, etc.
6. An imaginary line drawn around the Earth that divides the Northern and Southern hemispheres
8. An imaginary line drawn around the Earth that divides the Eastern and Western hemisphere
11. The exact spot on Earth where the point or place is located (uses longitude &latitude coordinates)
12. The angular distance of a place East or West of the meridian
15. How people, goods, and ideas get from one place to another
16. The relationship or ratio between distance on a map and the corresponding distance on the ground (in the real world)
17. When a map depicts or shows the world on a flat surface
19. An area with at least one unifying physical or human feature such as climate, landforms, or history

2. How people affect their environment and how their environment affects them
3. A circle showing the cardinals and intermediate directions printed on a map
4. A visual explanation of the symbols used on a map
7. The loss of accuracy in the size or position of an object on a map
9. The angular distance of a place North or South of the equator
10. Mix of human and nonhuman features at a given location
13. A type of map that shows governmental boundaries of countries, states, and counties
14. A point or place in relation to another point or place
18. The study of the human and nonhuman features of Earth