Places On A Map
Drawing a Map
Vocabulary
Location, Location, Location
Trivia
100
What are continents?
The seven largest bodies of land on Earth.
100
What is the equator?
Latitude is measured north and south of this imaginary line.
100
What are lines of latitude?
Imaginary lines that run parallel to the Equator.
100
What is North America?
The Great Lakes are located on this continent.
100
What is Washington, D.C.?
This is the capital of the USA.
200
What are countries?
Continents are made up of these.
200
What is the capital?
On a map, this star or a star in a circle next to the name of a city usually symbolizes this.
200
What is the part of a map that shows your directions (N, S, E, W)?
A compass rose. It is not a flower.
200
What is Haiti?
Port-au-Prince is the capital of this country in the Caribbean Sea.
200
What is IL?
These two letters represent the state of Illinois in an address.
300
What are states?
The United States is divided into these pieces of land.
300
What is the Prime Meridian?
Lines of longitude are measured east and west of this imaginary line.
300
What is an island?
An example of an area of land that is smaller than a continent and is completely surrounded by water.
300
What is Rome?
This city is the capital of Italy.
300
What are Europe and Asia?
These 2 continents share land.
400
What is a capital?
The main city in a state or country referenced by a star on the map.
400
What is the International Date Line?
This imaginary line is the location where the date becomes one day earlier to the east of the line.
400
What is a map key or a legend?
This part of the map shows you what the symbols mean.
400
What is Bern?
This city is the capital of Switzerland.
400
What is Australia?
This country is home to Kangaroo Island.
500
What is North America?
Mexico is located on this continent.
500
What is Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia?
The 7 continents in order of largest area to smallest area.
500
What is a key, a legend, a scale, a compass rose....?
Three items that most maps include.
500
What is the North Pole?
The Arctic Circle is closer to this pole.
500
What are Alaska and Hawaii?
These two states do not touch any other state.
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