What are round representations of the earth called?
Globe
Horizontal gridlines on a map
Latitude lines
What are north, south, east, and west known as?
The Cardinal Directions
What type of map is this? How do you know?
Political map: shows the borders of countries and continents
What is the directional marker on a map called?
Compass Rose
What are flat representations of the earth called?
Map
Vertical gridlines on a map
Longitude lines
What are northeast, northwest, southeast, and southwest called?
The Intermediate Directions
What type of map is this? How do you know?
Physical map: It shows physical landforms, in this case volcanoes
Name the 5 oceans
Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Southern
What explains the symbols on a map?
Map Key
The line of latitude that separates the northern and southern hemispheres is called the____?
Equator
How many time zones are in the world?
24
What type of map is this? How do you know?
Political Map: Shows borders
Name the 7 continents
Africa, Asia, South America, North America, Australia, Europe, Antarctica
What shows measurements on a map?
Map Scale
The line of latitude that separates the eastern and western hemispheres is called the____?
Prime Meridian
How many time zones are in the continental US?
4
What type of map is this? How do you know?
Political Map: Shows state borders
What are the 5 themes of geography?
Human environment interaction, location, place, region, movement
What are the colors, lines, and shapes on a map called?
Map symbols
Is Baltimore north or south of the Equator and east or west of the Prime Meridian? Careful, make sure you fully answer this question.
North of the Equator, West of the Prime Meridian
To travel from Baltimore to El Salvador, which Cardinal Direction would you most follow?
South
What type of map is this? How do you know?
Physical map: Shows landforms, in this case mountains.
What is an archipelago?
A group of islands