Parts of a Map
Coordinates
Types of Maps
Other things we've learned
Random Trivia
100
What part of a map tells you what the map is showing?
Map Title
100
Roll the Dice! If you are wrong, you have to roll. If you are right, you can choose to roll or take the regular points
1- Lose 100 points, 2 - Gain 300 points, 3 - Give the last place team 200 points, 4 - Take 300 points from any team, 5 - Double points, 6 - no points
Find the country at 30°S, 150°E
Australia!
100
Roll the Dice! If you are wrong, you have to roll. If you are right, you can choose to roll or take the regular points
1- Lose 100 points, 2 - Gain 300 points, 3 - Give the last place team 200 points, 4 - Take 300 points from any team, 5 - Double points, 6 - no points
Siddhartha went out into the world on three trips. What did he learn about on each trip?
Give 3 examples of physical features
River, lake, ocean, plateau, plain, mountain, forest, waterfall, volcano
100
DOUBLE POINTS
What is the study of maps, Earth's surface and physical features called?
Geography
100
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Why do otters hold hands?
So they don't drift apart in the water
200
Roll the Dice! If you are wrong, you have to roll. If you are right, you can choose to roll or take the regular points
1- Lose 100 points, 2 - Gain 300 points, 3 - Give the last place team 200 points, 4 - Take 300 points from any team, 5 - Double points, 6 - no points
What part of a map shows directions (North, South, East, West)?
Compass Rose
200
Find the sea at 15°N, 60°E
Arabian Sea
200
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What type of map primarily shows physical features?
A physical map
200
Roll the Dice! If you are wrong, you have to roll. If you are right, you can choose to roll or take the regular points
1- Lose 100 points, 2 - Gain 300 points, 3 - Give the last place team 200 points, 4 - Take 300 points from any team, 5 - Double points, 6 - no points
What is the name of the middle (0 degree) line of latitude?
Equator
200
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What year was LaPlatney born?
1988
300
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What part of a map shows what the colors and symbols mean?
Key or Legend
300
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Find the city at 60°N, 135°W
Whitehouse, CA
300
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What does a thematic map show?
some type of data
300
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What is the name of the middle (0 degree) line of longitude?
Prime Meridian
300
Roll the Dice! If you are wrong, you have to roll. If you are right, you can choose to roll or take the regular points
1- Lose 100 points, 2 - Gain 300 points, 3 - Give the last place team 200 points, 4 - Take 300 points from any team, 5 - Double points, 6 - no points
Which (now very popular) website was originally called relentless.com
Amazon
400
DOUBLE POINTS
What part of a map shows how distance on the map relates to distance in real life?
The scale
400
Find the city at 45°N, 0°
Bordeaux, France
400
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What does a political map show?
Boundaries, borders, man-made locations
400
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2 members of your team come up to the board and draw/label a simple world map (continents and oceans). You have 3 minutes
bnjsfyjuweRTqwt
400
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How fast does Earth spin? (roughly)
1000 miles per hour
500
There are two types of lines on a map that create a grid. What are they called? (You must get both right)
Latitude and Longitude
500
Find the city at 40°S, 175°E
Wellington, New Zealand
500
What type of map is this?
Thematic Map
500
Sing a song that includes all of the continents and oceans (you can make it up)
+an extra 300 points for a song AND dance
...
500
What is an octothorp?
Hint: they are often used online
A hashtag (also called a pound sign or number sign)
#youthoughtyouknew #hashtag