Map Skills 1
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100

The relationship between the size of an object on a map and the size of the actual feature on Earth's surface.

Map Scale

100

A person who create maps

Cartographer

100

Indicates what a map is about.

Title

100

Which continent includes Canada?

North America

100

Which imaginary lines splits the northern hemisphere from the southern hemisphere?

The Equator

200

A tool on a map showing cardinal (N,E,S,W) and intermediate (NE,SE,NW,SW) directions.

Compass Rose

200

This shows latitude and longitude lines on a map

Grid Lines

200

Represent a variety of information including climate, vegetation, population, etc..

Thematic Maps

200

Which ocean lies between Asia and North America?

Pacific Ocean

200

What is another name for KEY on a map?

Legend

300

Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest

Intermediate Directions


300

Imaginary north-south lines that run vertically around the globe

Longitude lines

300

A set of imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator

Latitude lines

300

Which continent includes Australia and the French Polynesian Islands?

Oceania

300

Which imaginary line splits the world into the western and eastern hemispheres?

The Prime Meridian

400

Which type of map shows the boundary lines between countries?

The political map

400

Which ocean is the deepest and the biggest?

Pacific Ocean

400

Which ocean lies between North America and Europe?

Atlantic Ocean

400

Which ocean is located by Antarctica?

Southern Ocean

400

Which ocean lies in the Middle East?

Indian Ocean

500

Which ocean lies by the North Pole?

Arctic Ocean

500

What is half of the earth called?

Hemisphere

500

What color do we use to label land on a map?

Black

500

What color do we use to label water on a map?

Blue

500

The author of the map is also known as the

Publisher

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