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Intro Unit to Global Studies Flashcards

1
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Compass Rose

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  • a compass that tells N, S, W, E
  • also tells NW, SW, NE, SE
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Cartographer

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A person who makes maps

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Scale

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A scale is a smaller ruler that shows the measurements of the map in comparison to the actual thing being mapped

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Grid

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A bunch of boxes that help you locate things

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Key

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  • Guide to show you places on a map
  • Also shows you what symbols on a map mean
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Cardinal Directions

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N, S, E, W

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Symbols on a map

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-Show what something is
- found on the map
- found in the key

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Latitude as it relates to equator and hemispheres

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  • Parallel to the equator
    -Splits North and South hemisphere
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Longitude as it relates to PM and hemispheres

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-Parallel to the PM
-Splits the E and W hemisphere

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Prime Meridian

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Goes around the world North/South
The earth zipper

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Equator

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Goes around the world east/west
The earths belt

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Relative Location

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Ex: Airtime is north of my house

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5 main componts to a good map

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Title, Scale, Key, Labels, Compass

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14
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Culture Define and Describe

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-Religion
-What happens in the past

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15
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-Culture Traits
-What are they
-What they give

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  • Ex Food, Transportation
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16
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Norms

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  • doing Normal things
    Ex: Don’t lick thing
17
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Understanding Maps, Graphs

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Know the compass, key, scale, symbols

18
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Paraphrasing

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Making sentences in to my own understanding

19
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Continents Biggest to smallest

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Asia, Africa, N America, S America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia

20
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Difference between relative and absolute location

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  • Absolute is a pinpoint location
  • Relative is bigger than any area
21
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How does purpose change your paraphrase?

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Putting the paraphrase in your own words not just shorter.

22
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Parallel Vs. Perpendicular

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-Parallel is Next to each other
-Perpendicular is they intersect to a right angle

23
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What flags show about people/culture

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What happened back when there flag was made

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