6th Grade Core Concepts Tools of Geography

What type of map would you look at to find the voting results for a presidential election?

Images such as ? can show certain features in greater detail than map can?

Showing our round earth on a flat surface leads to ? in the shape or position of objects

Why would you use a map instead of a globe or aerial photograph to find your way around a city

Geographers use the term ? to describe one half of Earth?

The ? on a map shows the major directions for the area displayed on a that map.

Which theme of geography is being used when geographers are studying the affects of pollution?

If you say that Canada is north of the United States, you are giving a ? for each country.

What type of map would you use to find the elevation of mountain ranges?

Map makers use units called ? to measure latitude and longitude on Earth's surface?

Most maps have a key and a scale bar in order to?

Areas of low ? are often found close to the seashore

Look at the ? of a map to understand the meaning of that map's symbols and shading

Which part of a map would you look at to find directions on a physical map?

How would you find the distance, in miles, between two points on a map?

Theme of geography that includes multiple places that have at least one unifying feature

The ? of the Capitol Building is 38 degrees N, 77 degrees W

Some maps include a ? to show the broader location of the area displayed on the main map.

Lines that run north and south on the globe and measure east and west of the Prime Meridian are

To find out how how many U.S. states border Mexico, you would look at a ? map.

Theme of geography that looks at all the human and nonhuman features of a location

By looking at a ?, geographers can quickly locate and identify natural features of an area

Lines of ? measure the distance north or south of the Equator

Map makers use different types of ? to show flat images of Earth's rounded surface.

The geographic theme of ? deals with how people,goods, & ideas travel from one place to another

Modern geographers can view ?, pictures of the Earth's surface taken from orbit.

To find out how much real world distance is represented by a given space on a map look at the ?

Modern geographers sometimes use ?, which are computer devices that store data about locations