Unit 1 Vocabulary

Question 1

Map Projection

Answer 1

Formula used to represent the curved surface of the Earth.

Question 2

Absolute Location

Answer 2

The exact position of a place on the Earth’s surface.

Question 3

Relative Location

Answer 3

Location based on relation to other places.

Question 4

Thematic Map

Answer 4

A map that emphasizes one idea.

Question 5

Core

Answer 5

Inner-most layer of the Earth.

Question 6

Mantle

Answer 6

Thick middle layer of Earth’s interior.

Question 7

Crust

Answer 7

Outer layer of the Earth.

Question 8

Continental Drift

Answer 8

The theory that continents were once joined and slowly drifted apart.

Question 9

Plate Tectonics

Answer 9

How scientists explain the theory of continental drift.

Question 10

Magma

Answer 10

Molten rock below Earth’s surface.

Question 11

Subduction

Answer 11

When oceanic plates dive beneath continental plates.

Question 12

Spreading

Answer 12

When oceanic plates are pushed apart.

Question 13

Fold

Answer 13

A bend in layers of rock, sometimes caused by plate movement.

Question 14

Fault

Answer 14

Break in Earth’s crust.

Question 15

Erosion

Answer 15

Moving weathered rock by wind, glaciers, or moving water.

Question 16

Evaporation

Answer 16

Liquid turning to gas.

Question 17

Condensation

Answer 17

Water vapor becomes liquid water when warm air cools.

Question 18

Precipitation

Answer 18

Moisture that falls to Earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

Question 19

Weather

Answer 19

Condition of the atmosphere in one place over a short amount of time.

Question 20

Climate

Answer 20

Weather patterns in a particular area for a long period of time.

Question 21

Lines of Latitude

Answer 21

Run East to West across the entire Earth.

Question 22

Human-Environment Interaction

Answer 22

Geography we study in order to learn the relationship between people and physical environment.

Question 23

Political Map

Answer 23

Shows any kind of man-made features. [States, cities, roads, or railroads]

Question 24

Cartographer

Answer 24

Another word for mapmakers.

Question 25

Key

Answer 25

A tool on a map that explain any colors, symbols, lines, etc.

Question 26

Region

Answer 26

A collection of places with similar characteristics.

Question 27

Prime Meridian

Answer 27

Divides the Earth in Eastern and Western hemispheres.

Question 28

Place

Answer 28

A specific space with human and physical meaning.

Question 29

Equator

Answer 29

Divides the Earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres.