Continents
What continent do we live on?
North America
Which ocean is the largest?
Pacific Ocean
What are parallel lines that run north and south of the Equator?
Lines of latitude
What map shows physical features of an area, such as mountains, rivers, deserts, oceans, and lakes?
Physical map
What is also known as a map key and tells you what symbols, lines, and colors represent on a map?
Legend
Which continent is the biggest in size?
Asia
Which ocean is the second in size?
Atlantic Ocean
What are lines that run east and west of the Prime Meridian?
Lines of longitude
What kind of map shows countries, state boundaries, capitals, and major cities?
Political map
What helps show which direction north, east, south, and west are on a map?
Compass rose
Which continent is the smallest in size?
Australia
Which ocean surrounds Antarctica?
Southern Ocean
What is the 0 degree latitude line that divides the earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres?
Equator
What kind of map gives general information about the climate and precipitation of a region?
Climate map
What do we call people who make maps?
Cartographers
Which continent is the fourth in size?
South America
Which ocean is located in the North Pole?
Arctic Ocean
What is the 0 degree longitude line that divides the earth into Eastern and Western hemispheres?
Prime Meridian
What kind of map focuses on a specific topic in a region, showing characteristics of an area like population, language, favorite ice cream, etc.?
Thematic map
What is the name for little pictures used to represent something specific on a map?
Symbols
Which continent is located in the south pole?
Antarctica
Which ocean is third in size?
Indian Ocean
What order do we read or say coordinates in?
Flat first, long last (latitude then longitude)
What helps us show the ratio between the distance shown on a map and the distance in real life?
Map scale
What is the three dimensional object that we can use to look at our planet?
A globe