This region is known for being warm in the summers and cool in the winters. It has lots of forests and many of the states are small and close together. One of its landforms is Niagra Falls. What region is it?
What is the Northeast?
100
This part of the map tells you what it is about.
What is a map title?
100
There are four cardinal directions. List them.
What is North, East, West, and South?
100
This was the country that sent explorers Cartier and Champlain to discover the Americas?
What is France?
100
If the map legend shows you a picture of an envelope, which local service are they most likely representing?
What is the post office?
200
This region is known for having very HOT weather. It is famous for producing oil and often has deserts. You may find snakes and scorpions there! Home sweet home!
What is the Southwest?
200
This part of the map shows you where each direction points.
What is a compass rose?
200
There are also four intermediate directions. List them.
What is Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, and Northwest?
200
This is the country that sent Ponce de Leon to discover the Americas.
Bonus point if you can tell me what state in our nation he landed at as well!
What is Spain? Bonus: He landed in Florida!
200
Name the Indian tribe that we read about who were already living in Oneida County, NY and Quebec, Canada when the explorers arrived?
What are the Iroquois?
300
This region is known for having swampy everglades and warm weather. It is on the Atlantic ocean. You may see palm trees and alligators there!
What is the Southeast?
300
Welcome to the neighborhood! I see a map that shows me a slide, swings, and a seesaw. If I wanted to look up what those symbols meant, I would look at this part of the map.
What is a legend or map key?
300
True or False:
As you travel, you always face North.
What is false? North remains in the same spot. If North was directly in front of you, turning around will not make it change. Instead, you would now be facing South.
300
This is the country that sent out explorers Henry Hudson and John Smith to discover the Americas.
What is England?
300
What was the main job of the Iroquois women?
What is they gathered crops and farmed?
400
This region is known for Hollywood! It is usually pretty hot in the southern part, but cooler in the northern part. You may find lots of mountains in the north, where you can ski.
What is the West?
400
Maps show us how distances that are far apart can shrink down. If I wanted to know how far apart Dallas, TX is from New York City, NY, I would have to look at this map feature to figure it out.
What is a map scale?
400
A map is drawn of North Hills. The map scale tells me that
1 inch=10 feet. I want to go to see my friend Ms. Carter. I measured the distance from my room to her room. We are 11 inches away. How many feet would I have to walk to reach her room according to the scale?
What is 110 feet? (10 ft x 11=110 feet).
400
These are the 3 major countries that competed to discover the best waterways and new lands.
Bonus Point: Name the first country that started the exploration. The three countries above didn't want to miss out, so they started exploring too!
What is France, England and Spain?
Bonus Point: Portugal!
400
What was the main job of the Iroquois men?
What is they were hunters?
500
This region is known for its farming. It provides the nation with plenty of food. It also can be quite cold in the winter, and tornadoes are common!
What is the Midwest?
500
The name for the person whose job it is to make and draw maps is...
What is a cartographer?
500
Using my map scale, I found out that the supermarket and the stadium are 20 miles away from each other. The scale told me that 1 inch=5 miles. How many inches did I measure?
What is 4 inches. 1 inch= 5 miles, 4 inches=20 miles!
500
What is the settlement called that John Smith discovered and encountered conflict with the Native Americans?
What is Jamestown?
500
Who were the two major countries that Europe traded with? They wanted to find a waterway called the Northwest Passage in order to make the trip to these nations easier for trade!