social studies

Question 1

historical map

Answer 1

a map that shows information from the past

Question 2

aerial

Answer 2

a photograph taken from the air

Question 3

map

Answer 3

a drawing that shows the surface features of an area

Question 4

meridian

Answer 4

any line of longitude east or west of earths prime meridian

Question 5

latitude

Answer 5

Distance north or south of the equator measured by a set of imaginary lines

Question 6

absolute location

Answer 6

the longitude and latitude of a place

Question 7

distribution map

Answer 7

a special purpose map that shows how a particular feature such as population densitiy is spread over an area

Question 8

globe

Answer 8

a round model with a map of the world on it

Question 9

longitude

Answer 9

distance east or west of the prime meridian measured by a set of imaginary lines or meridians that run north and south from earths poles

Question 10

prime meridian

Answer 10

the line of longitude marked 0 on the world map

Question 11

parallel

Answer 11

in geography any line of latitude north or south of the eqauator parallels never crass or meet