Lines that go around the globe (they go by the directions east and west)?
A. Latitude C. North Pole
B. Longitude D. South Pole
A. Latitude
100
The main directions of the globe; north, south, east, and west are called?
cardinal directions
100
A map that shows landforms of the area is called?
A. Political map
B. Physical map
C. Landform map
D. Transportation map
C. Landform map
100
How many continents are there?
7
100
Half of a sphere is called?
hemisphere
200
Lines that point from top to bottom of the globe (they go by the directions North and South)?
A. Latitude C. North Pole
B. Longitude D. South Pole
B. Longitude
200
Directions between the cardinal directions; northwest, northeast, southwest, and southeast are called?
intermediate directions
200
A map that has information about past events and where they occurred is called?
A. Political Map D. Transportation Map
B. Physical Map E. Historical Map
C. Landform Map
E. Historical Map
200
The largest bodies of water are called?
Ocean
200
Anything that stands for something else is called?
symbol
300
True or False?
Latitude and longitude lines are measured in degrees.
True
300
What is a small drawing on a map that shows directions.
Compass Rose
300
A map that shows how to travel from one place to another is called?
A. Political Map D. Transportation Map
B. Physical Map E. Historical Map
C. Landform Map
D. Transportation Map
300
The largest bodies of land are called?
Continent
300
An explanation of what the symbols on a map represent is called?
Map Key
400
Name the two types of horizontal and vertical lines that criss-cross on a map.
Latitude
Longitude
400
Name all the cardinal directions.
north, east, south, west
400
A map that shows information such as cities, capitals, and countries is called?
A. Political Map D. Transportation Map
B. Physical Map E. Historical Map
C. Landform Map
A. Political Map
400
Name all the oceans.
Arctic, Pacific, Indian, Atlantic, Southern
400
The relationship between the distance on a map and the real distance on earth is called?
scale
500
What imaginary line runs through Greenwich, England?
Prime Meridian
500
Name all the intermediate directions.
northwest, southwest, northeast, southeast
500
A map that shows natural features of earth is called?
A. Political Map D. Transportation Map
B. Physical Map E. Historical Map
C. Landform Map
B. Physical Map
500
Name all of the continents.
Asia, Africa, South America, North America, Europe, Antarctica, Australia
500
A small map or globe set onto another map that shows where the main map is located is called?