Latitude and Longtitude
Cardinal Directions
Intermediate Directions
Parts of Maps
Trivia
100
Imaginary line that runs horizontally around the Earth, and divides the Earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres.
The equator.
100
Which state is directly north of Iowa?
Minnesota
100
What direction is Florida from Iowa?
Southeast
100
What part of the map shows direction?
Compass rose
100
Name one theme of geography.
Location, place, movement, regions, human interaction
200
Lines of longitude are also called....
Meridians
200
Which state is directly south of Iowa?
Missouri
200
What direction is Hawaii from Iowa?
Southwest
200
What part of a map would you use to show distance between two places?
Scale
200
Define Geography.
The study of the Earth and its physical features.
300
Lines of latitude are also called....
Parallels
300
What two states are directly East of Iowa?
Wisconsin and Illinois
300
What direction is Alaska from Iowa?
Northwest
300
What are the uses of symbols on a map?
To label landforms and places
300
What is the largest ocean on Earth?
The Pacific Ocean
400
The imaginary line that runs from North Pole to South Pole, and divides the Earth into Eastern and Western hemispheres.
Prime Meridian
400
What two states are directly west of Iowa?
South Dakota and Nebraska
400
What direction is Maine from Iowa?
Northeast
400
Which part of a map explains what colors and symbols stand for?
Map key/legend
400
Name the 7 continents
Africa, Antarctica, Australia, Europe, North America, South America, Asia
500
Lines of latitude and longitude are measured in....
Degrees
500
Antarctica is what direction from the United States?
South
500
What direction is South America from the U.S.A?
Southeast
500
What are the lines called on a map that separate states and/or countries?
Boundary lines
500
Name the 5 oceans
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic and Southern
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