Map Projections
What is a method used to represent the curved surface of the Earth on a flat map.
These Imaginary lines around the middle of the earth, dividing it into the Northern and Southern Hemisphers is called?
What is the Equator
A blank shows Directions (North, South, East, And West) on a map?
What is a compass rose
Name a Country in South America
What is Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela
What is a tropical climate?
Name one type of Map projection
What is a Cylindrical Projection
Conical
Flat Plane
Name a famous mountain range
The Himalayas
Rocky Mountains
Andes
This tool is used by geographers to explain symbols and colors used on maps?
What is a Map Legend
Name a Country in Africa
Nigeria
A desert climate is dry with very little rainfall and high temperature variation.
These projections shows Directions accurately but distorts sizes near the poles?
What is a Cylindrical Projection
Blank is known as the largest ocean on Earth?
What is the Pacific Ocean
What continent contains the most countries
What is Africa
This climate is cold year-round with very little precipitation, found in the Arctic and Antarctic Regions
What is Polar Climate
This projection is best known for showing mid-latitude regions like the U.S?
What is Conical Projection
These lines represent the distance north or south of the equator, measured in degrees.
What is Latitude?
These maps show borders and boundaries of countries, states, and cities?
What are politcal maps?
Russia is located in what continents?
What is both Europe and Asia
What climate zone has 4 distinct seasons
What is Temperate Climate Zones
Which projection is best for showing the shortest distance between two points?
What is Flat-Plane Projection?
Explain what longitude lines help determine.
Longitude lines help determine time zones and the position of places east or west of the prime meridian.
What is the difference between absolute and relative location?
Absolute location is the exact location of a place using coordinates, while relative location describes a place's position in relation to other places.
Which continent is the smallest by area?
Australia
Which climate zone is found near the equator?
What is Tropical Climate Zone