Map Basics
Map Basics
Types of Maps
Map Projections
Geography Terms
100
The three important lines of latitude.
What is the Equator (0, North or South), Tropic of Cancer (23.5, North), and the Tropic of Capricorn (23.5, South)?
100
Ratio which compares the measurement on a map to the actual distance between the locations.
What is a scale?
100
A two dimensional visual representation showing the location of different places and landmarks.
What is a physical map?
100
A sphere that has a map of the world printed on it.
What is a globe?
100
A large group of islands.
What is an Archipelago?
200
The 2 important lines of longitude.
What is the Prime Meridian (0, East or West) and The International Date Line (180, East or West)?
200
A table of symbols and signs used on a map or chart, also called a map legend.
What is a map key?
200
A representation of a county's capitol (capitols), boundaries, and territories; usually on paper but sometimes on other materials.
What is a political map?
200
A conic map projection
What is a robinson?
200
An isolated hill or mountain rising above surrounding land.
What is a butte?
300
Lines laid out on an "x" and "y" axis.
What is a coordinate grid?
300
Also known as parallels.
What are lines of latitude?
300
A topographic map that shows the shape of the land surface using contour lines, the spacing of the llines indicating the slope of the land.
What is a contour map?
300
A map projection from the time when people thought the world was flat. (as if world was cut and rolled out flat).
What is a mercator?
300
A plain that extends along a coast.
What is a coastal plain?
400
The four cardinal directions shown on most maps.
What is a compass rose?
400
Also known as meridians.
What are lines of longitude?
400
A two-dimensional map showing the direction on how to get to your destination.
What is a mobility map?
400
A land form at the mouth of a river.
What is a delta?
500
Halves in which the earth is divided (Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western)
What are The Hemispheres?
500
A map that uses anything that has a theme. (uses the root "theme")
What is a thematic map?
500
An area of land nearly surrounded by water with the exception of an isthmus connecting it to land.
What is a peninsula?
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