Map Basics
What map has features on the Earth’s surface created by humans?
Political maps
What type of water would you find in the ocean?
Salt water
What kind of landform has steep sides that rise sharply (1,000 feet or more)?
Mountain
Where is the Earth facing when it is night?
Away from the sun.
What countries are in the continent that I wouldn't let you pick for you country poster project?
USA, Mexico, and Canada
What map uses colors, symbols, dots, or lines to see patterns related to a specific idea?
Qualitative Map
What body of water is a large natural stream of water that runs through the land?
River
What kind of landform is an elevated land with sloping sides and rounded summit ?
Hill
What is the idea that the continents once joined as one landmass and then divided & slowly drifted apart?
Pangaea
What theme shares ideas through Social Media, Music, Cultural Traditions, or food recipes?
Movement
What uses Navstar satellites to pinpoint location on earth?
GPS
What is a point of land that extends into a river, lake, or ocean?
Cape
What kind of landform is an area of level land, usually at low elevation and often covered with grasses?
Plains
What is a group of living organisms & the abiotic spheres in which they interact?
Ecosystem
This type of region is organized around a central node or focal point and serves as a hub for surrounding areas.
Functional region
What is the key called on a map that explains symbols?
Legend
What is a wide strait or waterway between two landmasses that lie close to each other?
Channel
What kind of landform can be found in between two mountains?
Valley
What angle is the Earth tilted at?
23.5 degrees
Where is 0 degrees latitude and 0 degrees longitude?
Atlantic Ocean
What map is Upside down?
Down Under Projection
What is the name of a piece of land surrounded by water on three sides?
Peninsula
What kind of landform is generally high and flat land, also called a tableland?
Plateau
What is the day called with the most direct rays of the sun?
Solstice
What theme happens when a dam is built in a river to prevent flooding or to provide irrigation to a nearby population?
Human Environment Interaction (HEI)