Map Terms
Map Terms Part 2
Europe
Europe Part 2
Capitals
100
North, South, East, West
What are cardinal directions?
100
An imaginary line that divides the earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
What is Prime Meridian?
100
Norway, Sweden, Finland make up this peninsula.
What is Scandinavian Peninsula?
100
Land suitable for farming.
What is arable?
100

The capital of Poland.

What is Warsaw?

200
Northwest, Northeast, Southeast, and Southwest
What are intermediate directions?
200
A map that shows cities, capitals, and countries.
What is Political Map?
200
Portugal and Spain make up this peninsula.
What is Iberian Peninsula?
200
An ocean current that moves warm water along the coast of North America.
What is Gulf Stream?
200

The capital of Germany.

What is Berlin?

300
Explains what each symbol stands for on a map.
What is a map key?
300
A map with a primary purpose to show the Earth's natural features such as land forms and bodies of water.
What is Physical Map?
300
This river forms part of the boundary between Germany and France.
What is the Pyrenees River?
300
This country is a peninsula and is located on the Mediterranean Sea.
What is Italy?
300

The capital of Spain. 

What is Madrid? 

400
Half the earth
What is hemisphere?
400
A map that shows how something is spread out. Examples would be rainfall, population, and language.
What is Distribution Map?
400
75% of Russia's people live in this area.
What is North European Plains?
400
This country is an island with many ports for shipping. It is located close to the mainland of Europe.
What is United Kingdom?
400

The capital of the Netherlands.

What is Amsterdam?

500
An imaginary line that circles the earth halfway between the North and South poles. It divides the earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
What is equator?
500
Another name for lines of latitude.
What is parallel?
500
Marks the boundary between Europe and Asia.
What is Ural Mountains?
500
This causes the UK to have an unusually mild climate.
What is Gulf Stream?
500

These countries are part of the UK. 

What is England, Wales, Scotland, and North Ireland?

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