0 degrees latitude

0 degrees longitude

A map that shows mountains, hills, plains, rivers, lakes, oceans, etc.

A map showing units such as countries, states, provinces, districts, etc. Each is normally a different color

a way of representing the spherical Earth on a flat surface

where a place is located in relation to another place

The exact position of a place on the earth's surface.

a system of lines used to find the exact location of any place on the surface of the earth

an explanation of what the symbols on a map stand for

compares a distance on a map with a distance in the real world

a diagram of a compass showing direction

Sections of the Earth divided by the Equator and Prime Meridian (Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western)

Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, Region

plenty of jobs, avoid forced military service, avoid religious persecution

Mexico

Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people.

The spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another

some of the earliest civilizations on earth (EPIC) Egypt, Pakistan, Iraq, China

the monotheistic religion of the Jews.

First five books of the Hebrew Bible

A religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus

A religion based on the teachings of the prophet Mohammed which stresses belief in one god (Allah),

The holy book of Islam

Founder of Buddhism (Buddha)

(Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determine his destiny in his next incarnation

In Hinduism and Buddhism, the process by which a soul is reborn continuously until it achieves perfect understanding

A person who denies the existence of God

the area around the North Pole

A piece of land that is surrounded by water on three sides.

An economic system based on private property and free enterprise.

a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership

A measurement of the total goods and services produced within a country.

a long, steep-sided glacial valley now filled by seawater

Ground that is permanently frozen

elements that spontaneously emit radiation

Belief in many gods

Lived in Mexico before Cortes claimed the land for Spain

Although it had a rich and sophisticated civilization, this American empire did not have a written language.

the largest rain forest in the world, located in South America

an association of European nations formed in 1993 for the purpose of achieving political and economic integration.

A government ruled by a king or queen

absence of government

A political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them

A form of government in which the leader has absolute power and authority.

government run by religious leaders

the loss of highly educated and skilled workers to other countries