Lines
The World
Types of Maps
Continents
Parts of a Map
100
Equator
This imaginary 0 degree latitude divides the globe in half.
100
north and south poles
What are the 2 extreme points on the Earth called?
100
population maps
What is the type of map that shows where people live?
100
United States
Which country is divided into 50 states?
100
map title
What is the part of the map that shows what kind of map you are looking at?
200
latitude lines
What are the imaginary lines that run east/west or west east?
200
hemisphere
What do we call half the Earth?
200
political map
What is the type of map that shows cities, states, and countries?
200
Canada, United STates, and Mexico
What 3 countries can be found in North America?
200
legend or key
What is the part of the map that shows pictures or symbols?
300
longitude lines
What are the imaginary lines that run north/south or south/north on a map?
300
Pacific, Indian, Arctic, and Atlantic
What are the 4 major oceans in the world?
300
various products and activities
What does a product map show?
300
South America
What continent is south of North America?
300
cardinal or intermediate
What are the two types of directions found on a compass rose?
400
coordinates
What is the point where imaginary lines meet on a map called?
400
globes, maps, and almanacs
What are ways to view the world?
400
valleys, mountains, lakes, and rivers
What are some landforms found on a physical map?
400
Asia and Australia
What is the largest and smallest continents?
400
map scale
What is the part of a map that shows actual distance compared to scaled distance?
500
prime meridian
What is the 0 degree imaginary lined called that separates the eastern and western hemisphere?
500
geography
What is the study of the world and the people and living things in it?
500
physical map
What kind of map shows physical features?
500
Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica, North America, South America, and Europe
What are the names of the 7 continents?
500
inset map
What is the part of a map that shows a smaller version of the map inside a box?
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