Map Skills and Types of Maps
Longitude
Latitude
Types of Maps
Absolute and Relative Location
100
A map of the United States and the capitals for each state would be these type of map.itical
Political Map
100
What is the direction of longitude lines?
North to South - vertically
100
What is the direction of lines of latitude?
East to West
100
What is the type of map that deals with boundaries, cities, and states?
Political Map
100
How do you find "absolute location"?
Latitude and Longitude
200
Name the 8 points on a Compass Rose
North, South, East, West, Northeast, Northwest, Southwest, Southwest
200
What is longitude measured by? (hint: feet, meters, pounds, dollars, etc.)
Degrees
200
What is latitude measured by? (Hint: meters, inches, feet, etc.)
Degrees
200
What is type of map that shows different landforms and bodies of water?
Physical Map
200
Does every place on Earth have an absolute location?
YES!
300
Which DIRECTION does Latitude run?
East to West - horizontally
300
What is the 0 degree of Longitude called?
The Prime Meridian
300
What is is the middle line of latitude called? It cuts the Earth in half
Equator
300
What is type of map focuses on a specific theme or subject area?
Thematic Map
300
What are the TWO ways that people find "relative location"?
Cardinal and Immediate Directions
400
What type of location is this : Newton is West of Boston (Absolute or Relative)
Relative Location
400
When measuring longitude, which direction (north/south OR east/west) do you measure???
East/West
400
What is the degree of the Equator?
zero
400
What type of map would show the different climates of a certain area?
Thematic Map
400
What makes up the 4 cardinal directions?
South, North, East, West
500
What is the degree for the Prime Meridian?
0 degrees Longitude
500
What is another name for lines of Longitude?
Meridians
500
What type of map would show the Rocky and Appalachian Mountains in the United States?
Physical Map
500
What is a example of immediate directions?
Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest
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