Types of Maps
Latitude & Longitude
Map Skills Potpourri
Oceans
Parts of a map
100

This map shows areas where large groups of people live.

What is a population density map?

100
Lines of longitude are also called this.
What are meridians?
100
These are things that stand for other things on a map, such as an airplane standing for an airport.
What are symbols?
100

This ocean is between Antarctica and 60 degrees longitude and is named after a Cardinal Direction. 

What is the Southern Ocean?

100
This shows the cardinal directions on a map.
What is the compass rose?
200
This map shows the weather trends in a particular area over time.
What is a climate map?
200
Directions that lines of latitude run
What are west to east?
200
These lines show the limits of the territory within a certain area; in football a player might be out of them.
What are boundaries?
200
The countries near this ocean include Iraq, Iran, and Pakistan.
What is the Indian Ocean?
200

Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest

What are intermediate directions?

300
This kind of map shows that groups of people in certain parts of Virginia speak Spanish, while groups in another park speak Urdu.
What is a language map
300
The main line of latitude is known by this name.
What is the Equator?
300

This is the thing a mapmaker uses to show distance on a map.

What is a scale?

300

The name of this ocean is found in the word Antarctica.

What is the Arctic Ocean?

300

This continent is surrounded by water. 

What is Austrailia?

400

This type of map shows the boundaries of a country as well as major cities or capitals.

What is a political map?

400
Longitude lines run in these two directions?
What are north and south?
400
The key to understanding maps is to use this.
What is the legend?
400
This ocean is the ocean that includes Virginia Beach and Myrtle Beach.
What is the Atlantic?
400
This continent is also a country.
What is Australia?
500

This type of map shows the different geographical kinds of land like beaches, forests, mountains, grasslands, lakes and oceans.

What is a Physical map?

500

The main line of longitude is known as this.

What is Prime Meridian?

500

This is a small section/box outside of a particular area that shows the area zoomed in for extra detail and information.

What is an INSET?

500
California, Oregon, and Washington are all states located near this ocean.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
500
This continent is also called the South Pole.
What is Antarctica?
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