Latitude/Longitude
Landforms
Map Components
South America
Central America
100
10 degrees N, 70 degrees W Use p. A13
What is Venezuela?
100
Low land between hills or mountains
What is a Valley?
100
This map component tells the subject of the map and what information it contains.
What is the Title?
100
The Amazon River is found in this country.
What is Brazil?
100
Guatemala City is my capital.
What is Guatemala?
200
30 degrees S, 60 degrees W Use p. A13
What is Argentina?
200
a dry area where few plants grow
What is a Desert?
200
Lists and explains the symbols and colors of the map.
What is the Legend (key)?
200
Lima is the capital of this country
What is Peru?
200
San Jose is my capital.
What is Costa Rica?
300
20 degrees S, 60 degrees W Use p. A13
What is Paraguay?
300
a narrow strip of water connecting two large bodies of water
What is a Strait?
300
Names the places/locations and features on the map.
What are Labels?
300
This is Columbia's capital.
What is Bogota?
300
The Rio Grande River is my northern border.
What is Mexico?
400
60 degrees N, 160 degrees W Use p. A11
What is Alaska?
400
a large, level area of grassland with few or no trees
What is a Prairie?
400
Shows distances east or west of the Prime Meridian.
What are lines of Longitude?
400
Santiago is my capital city.
What is Chile?
400
I am the country that connects Central America and South America.
What is Panama?
500
50 degrees N, 50 degrees E Use p. A17
What is Kazakhstan?
500
the place where a river flows into a lake or an ocean
What is a River Mouth?
500
Compares units of length on the map (shows distances).
What is map Scale?
500
The Strait of Magellan is located near these two countries.
What are Chile and Argentina?
500
This is the capital of El Salvador.
What is San Salvador?
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