Map Basics
Map Types
Map Projections
Capitals
Physical Features
100
The three important lines of latitude.
What is the Equator, Tropic of Cancer, and Tropic of Capricorn.
100
A map that shows landforms and bodies of water.
What is a physical map
100
A way of putting a globe on a flat surface and making the globe flat.
What is a map projection
100
London.
What is the capital of great britain
100
The world's highest mountain.
What is Mauna Kea
200
The two important lines longitude.
What is the Prime Meridian and the International Date Line.
200
A map that shows borders and territories.
What is a political map
200
A cylindrical map projection so that every part of latitude is as long as the equator.
What is a mercator projection
200
Moscow.
What is the capital of Russia
200
The deepest part of the ocean.
What is the Mariana Trench
300
How you find places on a map.
What is the Coordinate Grid?
300
A map that shows lines of elevation.
What is a contour map
300
A map projection showing the poles as lines rather than points.
What is a robinson projection
300
Mexico City.
What is the capital of mexico
300
The worlds largest lake.
What is the Caspian Sea
400
The things that help you find places on a map.
What is the Compass Rose, Scale, and Map Key.
400
A map that show certain themes connected to geographic area.
What is a thematic map
400
This is the only way to represent the earth with constant scale.
What is a globe
400
Ottowa.
What is the capital of Canada
400
The worlds smallest country.
What is the Vatican City
500
The four regions of the globe.
What are the hemispheres (N, S, E, W)
500
A map that shows roads
What is a mobility map
500
A general class of spherical projections which map the 2-sphere to the Euclidean plane.
What is the HEALPix
500
Brasilia.
What is the capital of Brazil
500
The biggest country on earth
What is Russia
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