Map Basics
What tool on a map helps you figure out how far apart two towns are?
Map Scale
What vocabulary word means a drawing or picture of a specific place or area of Earth's surface that shows different features?
A map
What are the imaginary lines that run east to west around Earth called?
Answer: Parallels of latitude.
How many time zones are there around the globe?
24
What kind of map shows natural features such as mountains, valleys, and rivers?
Answer: A physical map.
What part of a map looks like a ruler and shows how map distances compare to real-life distances?
Map Scale
What vocabulary word means how far it is from one point to another?
Distance
What is the imaginary line that circles Earth halfway between the North and South Poles?
Answer: The equator.
How many minutes are in one degree?
60 mins
What vocabulary word means the height of a place above sea level?
Elevation
What part of a map explains the meaning of its symbols?
Map Key
What vocabulary word describes where a person or object is facing or moving toward?
300 Points: Are parallels of latitude parallel to one another, or do they meet?
Answer: They are parallel to one another.
If it is 1:00 p.m. in the Central Time Zone, what time is it in the Eastern Time Zone?
2:00 P.M
Question: A map shows that one inch represents five miles. Two towns are three inches apart on the map. How far apart are the towns in real life?
Answer: 15 miles (3 × 5 = 15).
What map symbol has four arrows pointing north, south, east, and west?
Compass Rose
What vocabulary word means an object or picture that stands for something else?
Symbol
400 Points: If a location is at 10° S latitude, is it north or south of the equator?
Answer: South of the equator.
What imaginary line causes the calendar to change when travelers cross it?
Answer: The International Date Line.
If you wanted to find interstate highways on a road map, what part of the map would you check?
The map key
Why might someone use two different road maps when planning a trip?
Maps with different scales provide different information about places.
What technology uses radio waves from satellites to provide precise information about location and direction?
Answer: Global Positioning System (GPS).
If two travelers start at the South Pole and travel north along different meridians of longitude, where will they meet again?
Answer: The North Pole.
What do map coordinates help you do when using a map?
Answer: Pinpoint a location on the map.
As you move away from the equator toward higher degrees of latitude, what generally happens to temperature?
Answer: Temperature generally gets lower.