Map Skills
What is the tool to read symbols on a map called?
legend/key
0° latitude is called
Equator
The earth revolves around which object?
Sun
This popular projection keeps direction accurate but distorts size.
Mercator Projection
Who mathematically proved that a sphere couldn't be shown on a plane without distortion
Carl Friedrich Gauss
What is the tool that shows directions on a map called?
Compass Rose
0° longitude is called
Prime Meridian
How long does it take the earth to orbit the sun once?
365 days
Map scales show
real world distance
Where is the midnight sun baseball game played?
Fairbanks Alaska
These lines run east-west and measures your north-south position
Latitude
If a city is located at 40°N, it is in this hemisphere.
Northern Hemisphere
The main reason Earth has seasons is because of
the Earth's tilt
If 1 cm = 10 km, then 2 cm equals this distance.
20 km
What is the line at 66 1/2 degrees North called?
Arctic Circle
These lines runs north-south and measures east/west position.
Longitude
A location at 6°S, 106°E would be found in which country?
Indonesia
When the Northern Hemisphere tilts toward the Sun, it experiences this season.
Summer
This type of map would be best for showing accurate continent sizes.
Galls-Peters, Eckert IV
What is the line at 23 1/2 South called?
Tropic of Capricorn
What is a person who makes maps called?
Cartographer
A location at 20°S, 60°W would most likely be found on this continent.
South America
This imaginary line runs through Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole.
Earth's Axis
What is a map that balances size and shape distortion?
Robinson Projection
What season would it be in Santiago Chile in December?
Summer