Map Skills 1
True or False: The Arctic Ocean is located at the North Pole.
True!
An illustration that explains what the symbols or colors on a map representation
A Key Legend
What is the direction directly between North and West?
Northwest
What is the term called that describes HALF of the Earth
Hemisphere
The sun rises in the ______.
East
A tool on a map showing cardinal and intermediate directions.
Compass Rose
The sun sets in the _______.
West
Maps that show what the land is like...
Physical Maps
While it is summer in the northern hemisphere it is ____________ in the southern hemisphere.
winter season
True or False: All of Africa is in the NORTHERN hemisphere
FALSE. Some is in the northern and some is in the southern.
List the Intermediate Directions
Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest
What is one tool on the map that can help you? How can it help you?
compass rose, coordinate points, legend/key
How many oceans are there in the world?
5
Cardinal Directions
North, South, East, West
Name the 7 continents.
North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, Antarctica
What is the term for a set of numbers that pinpoint an exact location on Earth?
coordinates
Imaginary north-south lines that run vertically around the globe (hint: LONG)
Longitude Line
What does the word "geography" mean?
Geo = Earth; Graph = Describing
Describing the Earth and its features
The smallest ocean in the world is...
Arctic Ocean
A set of imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator (East to West) on the globe.(hint: FLAT)
Latitude Lines
Which imaginary lines splits the northern hemisphere from the southern hemisphere?
The Equator
The largest continent in the world is...
Asia
Which imaginary line splits the world into the western and eastern hemispheres?
The Prime Meridian
List the 5 oceans.
Pacific, Atlantic, Southern, Indian, Arctic
What is the direction directly between South and East?
Southeast