Latitude
Longitude
Elements on Map
Map Types
Miscellaneous
100
What is another name for latitude lines?
Parallels
100
What is another name for longitude lines?
Meridians
100
What is the purpose of the title?
To tell the subject of the map
100
What do political maps show?
Political borders
100
What city does the prime meridian run through?
Greenwich, England
200
What is the imaginary line halfway between the North and South Poles.
The equator
200
What line of longitude divides the Eastern and Western hemispheres?
The prime meridian
200
What is the purpose of the compass rose?
To show directions
200
What is the purpose of a physical map?
To represent what each region looks like by showing major physical features
200
What is relief?
How sharply the land rises or falls
300
What is the measurement for the equator?
0 degrees latitude
300
What is the measurement of the prime meridian?
0 degrees longitude
300
What is the purpose of the key/legend?
To show symbols and colors, and what each one means
300
How are climate maps useful?
They show main climate regions of an area
300
What is the measurement of the South Pole
90 degrees South
400
What is the measurement of the North Pole?
90 degrees North
400
Where do lines of longitude come together?
At the north and south poles
400
What is the purpose of the scale bar?
To help find actual distances between two points on the map
400
Why might it be important for a country to have a common language?
To make communication easier
400
What are pictures used for representation on a map called?
Symbols
500
Latitude lines help to locate places ____ and ____ of the equator.
north and south
500
How many degrees of longitude are there to the east and west of the prime meridian?
180 degrees
500
What is the purpose of the locator globe/inset map?
To show where on the globe the area of the map is located
500
What does elevation on a physical show?
The height of the land above sea level
500
Name three things you might see on a physical map.
Rivers, mountains, hills, plains
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