Vocabulary
Finding a Location
Continents
Map Facts
Oceans
100
compass rose
What is the symbol that shows the four main directions on a map.
100
Symbol
What is something standing for something else.
100
Australia
What is the island continent.
100
0 degrees Latitude
What is the Equator.
100
The ocean located on the east side of the United States.
What is the Atlantic Ocean.
200
scale
What is a symbol that measures distance on a map.
200
Latitude
What is Lines that cross the globe from side to side.
200
Africa
What is continent shaped like an elephant ear.
200
0 degrees Longitude
What is the Prime Meridian
200
The ocean located on the west side of the United States.
What is the Pacific Ocean.
300
map grid
What is a set of straight lines that cross to form squares of equal size.
300
Longitude
What is lines that cross the globe from top to bottom.
300
Asia
What is the largest continent.
300
Measuring the globe North and South.
What is Latitude.
300
The ocean closest to Africa.
What is the Indian Ocean.
400
Map Key
What is the meaning of the colors, lines and pictures on a map.
400
Equator
What is a line of Latitude that circles the globe halfway between the North and South Poles.
400
North America
What is the continent where the United States,Canada and Mexico are located.
400
Measuring the globe East and West.
What is Longitude.
400
The ocean located at the top of the globe.
What is the Arctic Ocean.
500
Cardinal Directions
What is the 4 main directions: North, South, East and West.
500
Prime Meridian
What is a line of longitude that passes through Greenwich, England.
500
Europe
What is the continent where we gained our independence from England.
500
Atlas
What is a book of maps.
500
The ocean closest to Antarctica.
What is Southern Ocean.
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