Vocabulary
Map Types
Map Features
Continents and Oceans
Absolute Location
100
The study of the world, its people, and the landscapes they create.
What is geography?
100
Shows how many people live in an area.
What is population map?
100
A design on a map that shows directions.
What is compass rose?
100
This continent is labelled number 3.
What is Europe?
100
A U.S. space based radio navigation system that provides navigation positioning services.
What is GPS?
200
Visual representations of geographic information that help us understand a place.
What is maps?
200
Shows what products can be found in an area.
What is a product map?
200
Explain what the symbols on maps represent.
What is map keys or legends?
200
This continent is labelled number 5.
What is Australia?
200
This is the meaning of the abbreviation GPS.
What is Global Positioning System?
300
North, south, east, and west.
What is cardinal directions?
300
Shows what natural resources can be found in an area.
What is natural resources map?
300
This map feature tells what the map is all about.
What is the title?
300
This ocean is labelled number 11.
What is Pacific Ocean?
300
These imaginary lines measure distance east and west of the prime meridian.
What is meridians of longitude?
400
Northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest.
What is intermediate directions?
400
Shows the physical features of an area.
What is physical map?
400
A type of map that shows what languages are spoken in an area.
What is language map?
400
This ocean is labelled number 12.
What is Southern Ocean?
400
These lines measure distance north and south of the equator.
What is parallels of longitude?
500
Is described using words that show connections between two places (next to, near, behind, bordering).
What is relative location?
500
Shows boundaries and major cities.
What is political map?
500
This type of map shows the climate and precipitation in an area.
What is climate map?
500
This ocean is labelled number 8.
What is Indian Ocean?
500
These three parts make up the GPS.
What is satellites, stations, and receivers?
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