Answers we should know
What country do you live
The United States of America
Name the 4 Hemispheres.
Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Hemispheres
What symbol is used to show direction on a map?
Compass Rose
A map that shows natural land and water forms.
Ex: Mountains and Rivers
Physical Map
A Large body of water.
Ocean
What state do you live in?
New York
The imaginary Latitude line at 0 degrees, that divides the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
The Equator
On a map, North, South, East, and West are called______________>
Cardinal Directions
A map that shows boundaries, borders of states and countries.
Political Map
One Earth's seven great bodies of land.
continent
What continent do we live on?
North America
The imaginary Longitude line at 0 degrees, that divides the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
The Prime Meridian
An explanation of what the symbols on a map represent.
Map Key/ Map Legend
A large area of flat land
Plain
Name the Earth's 5 oceans.
Pacific, Indian, Atlantic, Arctic, and Southern oceans
What is the capital of our country?
Washington D.C.
The Northern or Southern half of the Earth divided by the Equator; or the Eastern or Western half divided by the Prime Meridian.
Hemisphere
The relationship between the distance shown on a map and distance on Earth.
Map Scale
An area that has features different from other areas
Region
Name the Earth's 7 continents.
Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica, North America, South America, and Europe.
What is the capital of our state?
Albany
Name both hemispheres that we live in.
Northern and Western Hemisphere.
A figure that stands for something else.
Symbol
On a map, Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, and Northwest are called______________
Intermediate Directions
The Study of Earth and the way people, plants and animals live on it.
Geography