Types of Maps
List the 4 kinds of maps we have learned about?
Political, Population, Physical and Topographic map.
List the 4 climate zones.
Polar, Subpolar, Tropical and Temperate.
List 3 countries that are in South America and have a Tropical climate zone.
Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana
What country can you find in the Western Hemisphere?
Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, GRenada, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, and the United States.
Where is New York located from Oklahoma?
North East
Describe a population map.
A population map shows how many people live in a particular area. They can help us determine ecosystems, human activities, and infrastructure.
Which climate zone is described as mild to warm summers and cool to cold winters?
Temperate
What climate zones are in the continent of Africa?
Tropical, Subtropical and Temperate.
What country can you find in the Eastern Hemisphere?
Where is Africa located from Europe?
South
Describe a Political map.
A political map shows state and national boundaries and capital and major cities.They use colors to show states and countries, with lines to indicate borders.
Major bodies of water are shown, and major cities are labeled.
Which climate zone is described as hot and humid summers, cool and mild winters?
Subtropical
What are the climate zones in Iceland?
Temperate and Polar.
Does longitude run vertically or horizontally?
Vertically (up and down) and meet at the North and South Poles.
Where is Alaska from the Continental United States?
North West
Describe a Physical Map.
Physical Maps - illustrate the physical features of an area, such as the mountains, rivers and lakes.
Which climate zone is described as constant high temperatures and generally high annual precipitation?
Tropical
What are the climate zones for Peru?
Polar, Tropical and Subtropical.
Does the equator run vertically or horizontally?
Horizontal line or great circle that splits the Earth into two equal halves, one above and one below, referred to as hemispheres, with hemi meaning half.
Where is Hawaii from the Continental United States?
South West
Describe a Topographic Map.
Topographic maps render the three-dimensional ups and downs of the terrain on a two-dimensional surface. Topographic maps usually portray both natural and manmade features. They show and name works of nature including mountains, valleys, plains, lakes, rivers, and vegetation
Which climate zone is described as usually having a temperature below freezing, is icy, and is covered with snow most of the time.
Polar/Sub Polar
What are 3 countries with Polar climates?
Name four kinds of landforms.
Mountains, hills, plateaus, and plains are the four major types of landforms.
Where is Russia located from Mali.
North East