Types of Maps
Which is a three-dimensional model of Earth: a map or a globe?
Globe
The main line of latitude that separates the Northern and Southern Hemisphere is what?
The Equator
The name of the line located at 0° latitude?
Equator
How many continents are there on Earth?
7
A map is a picture of a?
Place
This type of map shows the boundaries of a country as well as major cities or capitals.
Political Map
Directions that lines of latitude run
West to East
The line located at 0° longitude?.
What is the largest ocean on Earth?
Pacific Ocean
This shows the cardinal and intermediate directions on a map.
Compass rose
Which type of map shows natural features such as mountains, rivers, and lakes?
Physical Map
Lines of longitude are also called this.
Meridians
The Prime Meridian divides Earth into the:
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
Which ocean is located between North America and Europe?
Atlantic Ocean
What is the purpose of a map key or legend.
To explain what symbols on a map mean
You want to compare where more or fewer people live. Which type of map would you use?
Population Map
If you travel from the Prime Meridian toward the west, what happens to the longitude measurements?
They increase toward 180° W
A location is in the Southern and Eastern Hemispheres. Which letters would you expect to see in its coordinates?
S and E
Which continent is located directly south of Europe and is bordered by both the Atlantic and Indian Oceans?
Africa
You see a ★ on a map but don’t know what it represents. What part of the map would you use to find out?
The map key (legend)
A weather map and a product map show very different information. What does EACH one show?
Weather map: weather conditions or patterns.
Product map: where products/resources are produced or found.
Which tool would best help you find the exact location of a city using coordinates?
Lines of latitude and longitude
You travel from 20° N, 15° W to 20° N, 15° E. What major line did you cross, and which hemisphere did you enter?
The Prime Meridian; you entered the Eastern Hemisphere.
Name the five oceans on Earth
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, and Southern Oceans
TA location is north and east of where you are now. Using the compass rose, what direction would you travel?
Northeast (NE)