Map and Map Skills

Lines of Latitude/Longitude

100

Name the latitude line located at 0 degrees

equator

200

Name the longitude line located at 0 degrees

prime meridian

300

Lines of Longitude measure direction ______ and _____ in reference to the Prime Meridian

east and west

400

Lines of latitude measure direction ______ and _____ in reference to the equator.

North and South

500

Two important lines of latitude

Tropic of Cancer Tropic of Capricorn

Map Skills

100

Shows the symbols and meanings of a map

map key/legend

200

Shows distance between places

map scale

300

Shows direction on a map

compass rose

400

What type of scale would show you how high a specific point of land is?

elevation

500

Name the intermediate directions

Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest

Types of Maps

100

A map that shows boundaries, like borders between states and countries is what kind of map?

political

200

Name a map that used colors to show elevation and physical features of the earth

physical map

300

Name the map that uses colors to show aspects of culture like language or religion, or climate

thematic map

400

Name the map that shows what humans use the land for, and what resources they gain from it.

resource map

500

Name the map that uses lines to show elevation

contour map

Physical Characteristics

100

Name the 5 oceans

Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, and Southern

200

Name the 7 continents in ALPHABETIC ORDER

Africa Antartica Asia Australia Europe North America South America

300

The ocean that lies east of North America and West of Europe and Africa is the

Atlantic Ocean

400

The southern tropic line is the tropic of ____________?

Capricorn

500

The ocean that lies east of Africa, south of Asia, and West of Australia is the _______ ocean

Indian Ocean

Special Terms

100

What are four time zones found in the Continental United States (not counting Alaska or Hawaii)

Pacific, Mountain, Central, Eastern

200

If it is 3:00 p.m. in Nashville, what time is in Los Angeles, CA?

1 p.m.

300

If I am flying from Europe to Australia, the direction I would fly in is

South East

400

The northern tropic line is the tropic of _______________?

Tropic of Cancer

500

The name of the longitude line that helps determine time around the world

International Date Line