This map shows man-made borders between countries or states.
What is a Political Map?
100
The earth's spin on its axis.
What is Rotation?
100
The continent that we live on is known as ____________ __________.
What is North America.
100
A plateau that is taller than it is wide.
What is a Butte?
100
When 2 tectonic plates slide past each other in opposite directions.
What is a Transform movement?
200
This map uses shading and colors to show elevation above sea level.
What is an Elevation Map?
200
The exact moment at which summer and winter begin.
What is a Solstice?
200
This continent is also an island and its own country.
What is Australia?
200
A group of islands.
What is an Archipelago?
200
The 5 major parts of a map.
What is Title, Inset, Compass, Key, and Scale.
300
DAILY DOUBLE!!!!
This type of map includes a lot of information in a small space and shows man-made features, physical features, and elevation using contour lines.
What is a Topographic Map?
300
This layer of earth is only 30 miles thick.
What is the Crust?
300
Brazil, Ecuador, and Chile are all located on this continent.
What is South America?
300
Where the ocean touches land.
What is a Coast?
300
The Equator, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Arctic Circle, and Antarctic Circle are all lines of _____________________.
What is Latitude?
400
This map shows how many people live in a certain area.
What is a Population Map?
400
DAILY DOUBLE!!!
The imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole and is tilted at 23.5 degrees.
What is the Axis?
400
This is the largest continent.
What is Asia?
400
A small strip of land that connects 2 larger land masses.
What is an Isthmus?
400
Half of the world is known as a __________________.
What is a Hemisphere?
500
This map uses colors and patterns to show the weather in a region.
What is a Climate Map?
500
Sections of the Earth's crust are broken up into _______________ __________, which constantly move and cause earthquakes and volcanoes to form.
What is Tectonic Plates?
500
This is the continent where scientists believe human life began over 200,000 years ago.
What is Africa?
500
An area of land that is almost completely surrounded by water but is still connected to a larger land mass.