Map Terms
Themes of Geography
U.S. States
Capitals
It's All Relevant
200

Shows the four cardinal directions on a map.

What is the compass rose?

200
The acronym we use to remember the five themes of geography.

What is Mr. HELP?

200

This state is nicknamed the First State.

What is Delaware?

200

This is the capital of Michigan?

What is Lansing?

200

True or False:

Relative location describes where one location is in relation to other locations and/or landmarks?

True

400

Imaginary line that is found at 0o longitude.

What is the prime meridian?

400

Type of location that uses geographical coordinates or addresses.

What is absolute location?
400

Martin Luther King Jr. was born and raised in this state.

What is Georgia?

400

This is the capital of Texas.

What is Austin?

400

This state's bird is known as the road runner.

What is New Mexico?

600

Imaginary line that is found at 0o latitude.

What is the equator?

600

This theme of geography is used to explain the unique features of a location.

What is place?

600

This state is home to one of the world's busiest airports.

What is Illinois?

600

This is the capital of California.

What is Sacramento?

600

The Midwest is an example of this theme of geography.

What is a region?

800

List of symbols, colors, images, and styles used to represent information on a map.

What is legend/key?

800

This theme of geography explains how people, goods, and ideas travel from place to place.

What is movement?

800

Mount Rushmore can be found in this state.

What is South Dakota?

800

Charleston is the capital city of this state.

What is West Virginia?

800

The capital of New Hampshire.

What is Concord?

1000

Shows the relationship between the size of an area on the map and its actual size in the real world.

What is scale?

1000

Pollution, excessive trash build-up, and water shortages are negative examples of this theme of geography.

What is human-environment interaction?

1000

This state is known as the Evergreen State.

What is Washington?

1000

Jefferson City is the capital city of this state.

What is Missouri?

1000

Ohio has had ______ presidents who were either born or lived a portion of their life in Ohio.

What is eight?

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