Chapter 2 Lesson 1 Studying Geography Physical maps show land and water features Studying Geography Political maps show the names and borders of countries Studying Geography Special purpose maps show patterns such as climate natural resources or population ID: 681127
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Studying Geography, Economics, and Citizenship
Chapter 2
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Physical maps show land and water features.Slide3
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Political maps show the names and borders of countries.Slide4
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Special purpose maps show patterns such as climate, natural resources, or population.Slide5
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Hemispheres are a half-sphere used to divide the globe into four halves.
The four halves that the hemisphere is broken into are Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western.Slide6
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Latitude measures distances north or south of the Equator.
Longitude measures distances east or west of the Prime Meridian.Slide7
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The five themes of Geography are location, place, human-environment interaction, movement and regions.Slide8
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A scale is a measuring line that tells you the distances represented on the map.
Symbols on a map are signs and pictures.Slide9
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Migration is the movement of people from one place to settle in another place.Slide10
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Culture is a set of beliefs, behaviors, and traits shared by the members of a group.Slide11
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A map has a symbol called a compass rose that tells you the position of the cardinal directions:
East
West
North
South