Latitude & Longitude
Compass Rose
Map Parts 1
General knowledge
General Knowledge
100
Where is the Equator located?
Zero degrees Latitude
100

What are the cardinal directions?

North, South, East, and West

100

What is the map key used for?

To tell what symbols, or pictures on a map mean.

100

How many oceans are there?

Five

100
What continent do we live on?
North America
200
Where is the Prime Meridian located?
Zero degrees Longitude
200

What are the intermediate directions?

NE, NW, SE, SW

200

What is a map scale used for?

To measure distance on a map, compared to real-life.

200
How many continents are there?
Seven
200
What ocean would we be swimming in from Maine?
Atlantic
300
What lines run North to South?
Longitude
300
What does the compass rose help us with on a map?
It tells the direction of where landmarks are located.
300

What is one thing that maps need, that will help us to know what the map is about?

Map title

300
What is the largest continent?
Asia
300
Name the top two hemispheres
Northern Eastern and Northern Western
400
What are the lines that run West to East?
Latitude
400
How many directional points are on a compass rose?
Eight
400

What is shown on a product map?

a product map shows where certain products are made or raised..for example fish, manufacturing, oil, farming, mining, etc.

400
What is the largest ocean?
Pacific Ocean
400
Name the bottom two hemispheres
Southern Eastern and Southern Western
500

The closer you are to the _________ the ________ the temperature.

equator

warmer

500

What does the legend on a map tell you?

map symbols

500

How much of the earth is covered with water?

75% or 3/4

500

Name some ways that maps are useful. (at least four)

To find a street, a hospital, a restaurant, a gas station.....

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