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Theme and Map Skills
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Social Studies
6th Grade
02/13/2013

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What City do you live in
Definition
Sumerfield
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What county do you live in
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Guilford County
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What State do you live in
Definition
North Carolina
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What Country do you live in
Definition
United States
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What Contenint do you live on
Definition
North America
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What are the seven contenints
Definition
North Amnerica, South America, Europe, Asia, Antartica, Australia, Africa
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What are the five oceans
Definition
Atlantic, Pacific, Artic, Indian, Southern
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What are the five themes of geography
Definition
Movement, Region, Location, Human Enviormental Interaction, Place
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What does P.E.R.S.I.A stand for
Definition
Political, Economical, Religious, Social, INTELLECTUAL, AREA/GEOGRAPHIC INFLUENCE
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Geography
Definition
The study of different plaqces on earth
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Absolute Location
Definition
Gives coordinates or address
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Relative Location
Definition
Tells what other places are near where you are going
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Latitude
Definition
Lines that run east and west on a map
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Longitude
Definition
Lines that run north and south on a map
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Parallel
Definition
Latitude lines
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coordinates
Definition
Two numbers that tell exact location on a map
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Hemisphere
Definition
A half of the world
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Equator
Definition
A latitude line that divides the world into the northern and soutern hemispheres
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Prime Meridian
Definition
A longitude line that divides the world in half
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Meridian
Definition
A longitude line
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Globe
Definition
A round map
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Scale
Definition
A tool on a map that shows how far something is in real life
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Distortion
Definition
Contenint size on every map is not the same or perfect
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Projection
Definition
A round planet shown on a flat map
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Compass Rose
Definition
Shows intermidiate and cardinal directions
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Cardinal Directions
Definition
NE, NW, SE, SW
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Intermidiate Directions
Definition
North, South, East, West
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Map Key
Definition
Shows what certain symbols on a map stand for
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