Vocabulary 1
Which direction?
Vocabulary 2
Name the Location
100
What are the main compass points of North, South, East, and West called?
Cardinal Directions
100
In which direction is Australia from Africa?
East
100
A drawing of all or part of the Earth's surface is called a ____________.
Map
100
Using the compass and key on the map, what is north of the farm?
Church
200
A ________________ is a type of symbol on maps and globes that shows cardinal and intermediate directions.
Compass Rose
200
Antarctica is which direction from the Arctic?
South
200
A ______________ map shows the location and shape of the features on the Earth's surface.
Physical
200
Using the compass and key on the map, what is southeast of the school?
Farm
300
What type of system divides a map into evenly spaced horizon and vertical lines?
Grid System
300
The Indian Ocean is in which direction from the Pacific Ocean?
West
300
Which map shows human-made features of a location?
Political Map
300
Using the key and compass, what is northwest of the post office?
Library
400
The _________ is also known as the legend. It gives ___________ about what the colors and symbols on the map mean.
Key, Information
400
Europe is in which direction from Africa?
North
400
A _________ map provides directions for traveling from one point to another.
Road
400
Using the key and compass, what places are southwest of the church?
Fire Station, Pond, and Post Office
500
Name the Cardinal and Intermediate Directions.
Hint: There are 8.
North, Northeast, East, Southeast, South, Southwest, West, Northwest
500
Susie travelled from Australia to Africa, Africa to South America, South America to North America, North America to Europe, and finally from Europe to Antarctica. Which directions has Susie travelled?
West, West, North, East, South
500
A ____________ shows how the distance between two places on the map relates to the actual map.
Scale
500
Use the compass and key on the map to give directions to Billy.
Billy is at the school. He needs to visit the library, post office, farm, and then the fire department in that order. How should Billy get to each place?
Billy needs to go southwest, southeast, east, and then northwest.