Types of Maps
Cardinal Directions
Intermediate Directions
Parts of Maps
Hemispheres
100
What type of map shows differernt countries/states/areas of government?
Political Map
100
What state is directly north of Iowa?
Minnesota
100
What direction is Florida from Iowa?
Southeast
100
What part of the map shows direction?
Compass Rose
100
What 2 hemispheres are the United States in?
What 2 hemispheres are the United States in?
200
What is the type of map that shows landforms like mountains, deserts, and bodies of water
.Physical map
200
What state is directly south of Iowa?
Missouri
200
What direction is Hawaii from Iowa?
Southwest
200
What part of a map would you use to show distance between two places?
Scale
200
What countries are in the northern hemisphere?
What countries are in the northern hemisphere?
300
What is the name of the map that shows where goods come from and how the land is used?
product/resource map
300
What two states are directly east of Iowa?
Wisconsin and Illinois
300
What direction is Alaska from Iowa?
Northwest
300
Which part of a map explains what colors and symbols stand for?
Map key/legend
300
What continent falls in all 4 hemispheres?
What continent falls in all 4 hemispheres?
400
What type of map shows where streets, highways, and interstates can be found?
Road Map
400
What two states are directly west of Iowa?
South Dakota and Nebraska
400
What direction is Maine from Iowa?
Northeast
400
What are the uses of symbols on a map?
to label landforms and places
400
What line seperates the Earth's east and west hemispheres?
What line seperates the Earth's east and west hemispheres?
500
What is a person called who creates maps?
cartographer
500
Antarctica is what direction from the USA?
South
500
What direction is South America from the U.S.A?
Southeast
500
What is the purpose of an "inset" map?
To show a small area of a map in greater detail. (zoom in)
500
What continents are in the south east hemisphere?
What continents are in the south east hemisphere?
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