Types of Maps
Direction
Geography
Extras
100
What type of map is mostly used by travelers to get to where they need to go?
A Road Map
100
What is used to tell direction?
Compass Rose
100
How many states are in the US?
50
100
Lat lines are _____ Lines
Flat
200
What type of map is shown:
Physical Map- Green and brown/yellow
200
What direction are you going from Buffalo To Boston
East
200
Name one World Ocean
Answers will vary- Pacific, Atlantic, Southern, Indian, Artic
200
What is the role of a key/legend?
A key/legend shows you what you are looking for on a map. This could be shown through symbols, colors, and more.
300
What type of map is shown below:
Political Map
300
What direction are you traveling from Buffalo to Florida?
South
300
What are the 7 Continents?
North America
South America
Asia
Europe
Africa
Antarctica
Australia
300
What are the points at the top/ bottom of the globe called?
Poles
400
A ________________ map uses lines to measure the elevation or height of the land. Also referred to as a Topographic Map
Contour Map
400
What are these directions known as
Cardinal Directions
400
The equator is _____ degrees ________. Fill in the blanks
0 degrees Latitude
400
What continent do we live in?
North America
500
What type of map is this?
Resource Map
500
Name the Immediate Directions
NE, SE, SW, NW
500
0 degrees Longitude
Prime Meridian
500
How many hemispheres are there that divide the world into parts?
4- Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western