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Map Skills

EarlyColonies

People WaterMiscellaneous

Terms

This explains what the

symbols ona map mean

What is amap key

orlegend ?

A map that showswhere people live

or how many peoplelive in different areas

What is apopulation map ?

The 4 maindirections of a compass rose:N, E, S, & W

What areCardinal

directions?

Imaginary lines on a mapor globe that measure thedistance North or South

from the Equator

What islatitude?

The line from which all other lines of

longitude are measured

What is thePrime Meridian?

A person who travelsto a place for

religious reasons

What is apilgrim?

The first permanent English settlementin the New World

What isJamestown?

The Indian who helpedthe Pilgrims survive

by teaching them howto plant corn

Who isSquanto?

The Pilgrims’settlement in Massachusetts

What isPlymouth?

The leader ofthe colony atJamestown

Who isJohn Smith?

Third President;He wrote the

Declaration ofIndependence.

Who isThomas

Jefferson?

People who cometo another country

to live

Who areimmigrants?

The inventor ofthe cotton gin

Who is EliWhitney?

Member of the Houseof Burgesses, he spokeout against taxes. Hesaid, “Give me liberty

or give me death.”

Who isPatrick Henry?

American general whowas defeated by the

Sioux at the Battle of Little Big Horn

Who is GeneralGeorge Custer?

A place along acoastline whereships can dock

safely

What is aharbor?

Streams or small rivers which flowinto larger rivers

or bodies of water

What aretributaries?

The place where ariver empties into

the ocean or anotherlarge body of water

What is amouth?

Part of an ocean, sea,or lake that cuts

deeply into the land

What is abay?

A waterway for ships that is dugacross the land

What is acanal?

Land set asidefor Indians to

live on

What is areservation?

To be able to provide for

one’s own needs

What isself-sufficient?

A special waya group of peopledoes something

What is acustom?

The surrounding in which a person,

plant, oranimal lives

What isenvironment?

Using resources tomeet people’s

needs and wants

What iseconomy?