Lines of Latitude/Longitude
Map Skills
Types of Maps
Physical Characteristics
Special Terms
100
Name the latitude line located at 0 degrees
equator
100
Shows the symbols and meanings of a map
map key/legend
100
A map that shows political boundaries, like borders between states and countries is what kind of map?
political
100
Name the 4 oceans
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic
100
What are four time zones found in the Continental United States (not counting Alaska or Hawaii)
Pacific, Mountain, Central, Eastern
200
Name the longitude line located at 0 degrees
prime meridian
200
Shows distance between places
map scale
200
Name a map that used colors to show elevation and physical features of the earth
physical map
200
Name the 7 continents in ALPHABETIC ORDER
Africa Antartica Asia Australia Europe North America South America
200
If it is 3:00 p.m. in Nashville, what time is in Los Angeles, CA?
1 p.m.
300
Lines of Longitude measure direction ______ and _____.
east and west
300
Shows direction on a map
compass rose
300
Name the map that uses colors to show aspects of culture like language or religion, or climate
thematic map
300
The ocean that lies east of North America and West of Europe and Africa is the
Atlantic Ocean
300
If I am flying from Europe to Australia, the direction I would fly in is
South East
400
Lines of latitude measure direction ______ and _____.
North and South
400
What type of scale would show you how high a specific point of land is?
elevation
400
Name the map that shows what humans use the land for, and what resources they gain from it.
resource map
400
The southern tropic line is the tropic of ____________?
Capricorn
400
The northern tropic line is the tropic of _______________?
Tropic of Cancer
500
Two important lines of latitude
Tropic of Cancer Tropic of Capricorn
500
Name the intermediate directions
Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest
500
Name the map that uses lines to show elevation
contour map
500
The ocean that lies east of Africa, south of Asia, and West of Australia is the _______ ocean
Indian Ocean
500
The name of the longitude line that helps determine time around the world
International Date Line
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