Directions
Continents/Oceans
Parts of a Map
General Map Skills
Miscellaneous
100

This is what we call the 4 main compass directions: North, East, South, and West. 

What are cardinal directions?  


100

What is a continent? 

What is a large area of land?

100

This shows the cardinal directions on a map.

What is a compass rose? 

100

These are small pictures that stand for things on a map, such as an airplane standing for an airport.

What is a map symbol? 

100

The direction that people on the Oregon Trail traveled? 

Where is West? 

200

This is what we call NE, SE, SW and NW.

What are intermediate directions? 

200

How many continents are there? 

What is seven?

200

This tells you what the symbols on the map stand for. 

What is a map key?

200

The person wants to travel from St. Bernard's two blocks to East 100th Street. What direction should that person travel? 

Where is North? 

200

The top layer of the Amazon rainforest. 

What is the emergent layer? 

300

The ocean to the east of the United States. 

Where is the Atlantic Ocean? 

300

The continent that is south of the continent we live on. 

Where is South America? 

300

What do the reddish triangles represent on the map?

What is a camping/picnic area? 

300

The direction that the avenues run in New York City.

What is North/South? 

300
Another name for a wagon used to travel the Oregon Trail. 

What is a prairie schooner? 

400

On a map, Central Park is located _______ of St. Bernard's  

Where is West?


400

The names of the continents

What is North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Antarctica, and Australia?

400

An imaginary line that divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres. 

What is the equator? 

400

The Amazon Rainforest is in this direction from the United States. 

Where is south? 

400

A train route across the United States that was completed in 1869. 

What is the transcontinental railroad? 

500

Which state is in the North West of the United States? 

a) Ohio

b) Texas

c) Montana

d) Arizona


Where is c - Montana?

500

How many oceans are there? 

What is five? 

500

This must go on every map and tells you the topic of the map.  

What is a title? 

500


What is the state capital of Nebraska?

Where is Lincoln? 

500

The name used to describe destruction of the rainforests. 

What is deforestation? 

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