Key Terms/Vocab
Types of Maps
On a map...
Misc.
Fun Bonus
100
What is the box that hold the map symbols called?
a map key
100
What is the type of map that shows countries, cities, boundaries, capitals, and states?
A politcal map
100
Which way do parallel lines run?
East and West
100
Lines of latitude are called what?
Parallels
100
What is the state we live in?
New York
200
What allows us to measure distances on a map?
A map scale
200
What is the type of map that shows landforms such as hills, mountains, plains, or oceans?
a physical map
200
Lines of latitude run which way?
East and West
200
Lines of longitude are called what?
meridians
200
What is the city we go to school in?
The Bronx
300
What are the directions on a compass rose?
North, South, West, East, Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, Southeast
300
What is the type of map that shows how high or how low places are (how flat or hilly a piece of land it)
An elevation map (relief)
300
Lines of longitude run which way?
North and South
300
Label some of the colors and what they stand for on a usual elevation map...
purple-mountains blue-ocean green-grassland etc. etc.
300
What is the country we live in?
The United States of America
400
What are sets of numbers that show where lines of latitude and longitude meet?
Coordinates
400
What is a type of map that shows how hot or cold places in a certain area usually area?
A climate map
400
Label the cardinal directions on the board that your teacher will draw.
N S W E
400
If 1 inch equals 2 miles on a scale on a map how much would 5 inches equal?
10 miles
400
Who is our President?
Barack Obama
500
What is another name for 0 degrees longitude and 0 degrees latitude?
Prime Meridian and equator
500
What is a type of map that shows how many people live in a certain area?
a population map
500
Label the intermediate directions on the board that your teacher will draw
NW NE SW SE
500
If 1 inch equals 2.5 miles on a scale on a map how much woul 10 miles equal?
25 miles
500
Name the 7 continents...
North America South America Europe Asia Afrcia Antartica Australia
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