Study of Maps
What type of map shows different countries/states/areas of government?
Political Map
What state is directly north of Ohio?
Michigan
What are the 4 intermediate directions?
Southeast, Southwest, Northeast, Northwest
What part of the map shows direction?
Compass Rose
What are the lines that run North to South and measure East to West?
Longitude
What is the type of map that shows landforms like mountains, deserts, and bodies of water
Physical map
What state is directly south of Ohio?
Kentucky
What direction is Hawaii from Ohio?
Southwest
What part of a map would you use to show distance between two places?
Scale
What are the lines called that run East to West and measure North to South?
Latitude
What type of map would I use to locate borders?
political map
What state is East of Ohio?
Pennsylvania
What direction is Alaska from Ohio?
Northwest
Which part of a map explains what colors and symbols stand for?
Map key/legend
What is the imaginary line that splits the Earth into North and South Hemispheres?
Equator
What type of map would I use to find elevations and mountains?
physical map
What two states are directly west of Ohio?
Indiana and Illinois
What direction is Maine from Ohio?
Northeast
What are the uses of symbols on a map?
to label landforms and places
What is the imaginary line called that splits the Earth into East and West Hemispheres?
Prime Meridian
This is the study of Earth's landscapes, people, places, and environments.
geography
Antarctica is what direction from the USA?
South
What direction is South America from the U.S.A?
Southeast
What is it called if you use places to find the location of a place?
Relative Location
What is it called when you want the specific location of a place based on longitude and latitude?
Absolute Location