Map Tools
Oceans
Continents
Vocabulary
Vocabulary 2
275

This map tool shows the directions on a map

Compass Rose

275

This ocean is located along the west coast of the United States.

Pacific

275

Double Points!!!

Question: Which continent contains Canada and Mexico?

North America

275

Temperature and weather that happens over a long period of time is referred to as?

Climate

275

The natural surroundings of a place

Environment

350

This map tool shows symbols and what they represent on a map

Map Key (Legend)

350

This ocean is located along the east coast of the United States

Atlantic

350

This continent is the largest of all the continents

Asia

350

What are the two types of physical features?

Landforms and Bodies of Water

350

Materials that can be used to produce crops or any other products are referred to as?

Resources

400
This type of map only shows one type of characteristic

Thematic

400

Double Points!

Question: Which ocean is located at the northernmost point of the Northern hemisphere

Arctic

400
This continent has been covered with ice for approximately 30 million years. 

Antarctica

400
The Zero Degree longitude line is called?

Prime Meridian

400

Double Points!

Question: Which term refers to how much above or below sea level something is. 

Elevation

475

This map tool shows distance on a map and is accurately representative of actual distance. 

Scale Bar

475

This ocean surrounds the continent of Antarctica

Southern

475

This continent is the only 'island' continent

Australia

475

The Zero Degree latitude line is called?

Equator

475

This term describes where a place is compared to another place?

Relative Location

525

Geographers use this to convert the round Earth into a flat map

Map Projection

525

Name all 5 oceans

Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Southern, and Arctic

525

Name the 7 continents. 

North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica

525

Places that are close to one another and share some similar characteristics are called

Regions

525

Portions of the Earth's surface that can be viewed at one time, from one place?

Landscapes

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