Models of the Earth
Land & Water
Parts of a Map
Types of Maps
Vocabulary
100
A sphere shaped model of the Earth that shows the 5 oceans & 7 continents.
What is a globe?
100
Name the 5 oceans
What is Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, Southern?
100
A straight line that is like a number line or a ruler, and helps to measure distances.
What is a map scale?
100
This map shows natural features-landforms and bodies of water.
What is a physical map?
100
An imaginary line that divides the Southern & Northern hemisphere.
What is the equator?
200
A flat model of the earth that can show different parts of the Earth-close up or far away.
What is a map?
200
This continent is where we are located.
What is North America?
200
Shows symbols and what they mean on a map.
What is a map key or legend?
200
A map that shows the height of the land.
What is elevation map?
200
This is an imaginary line that divides the Eastern & Western hemisphere.
What is the Prime Meridian?
300
no distortion, shows whole Earth-these are all examples of good things about this model.
What is a Globe?
300
Name the 7 continents.
What is Africa, Asia, Antarctica, South America, North America, Europe, & Australia.
300
The directions N, S, E, or W are all called these type of directions.
What is cardinal directions?
300
A map that shows how many people live in an area.
What is a population map?
300
The study of the Earth, its physical features, and how people use the Earth.
What is geography?
400
flat and easy to carry, can show more detailed parts of the Earth-these are examples of good things about this model.
What is a map?
400
This is the smallest continent on Earth.
What is Australia?
400
Directions called NE, NW, SE, or SW. Name the specific type of directions.
What is Intermediate Directions?
400
A map that shows human features, such as borders between states or countries.
What is a political map?
400
This is half a sphere.
What is a hemisphere?
500
Name one bad thing about maps.
What is distortion?
500
This continent is the most crowded continent on the planet.
What is Europe?
500
This is where all directions are arranged around arrows and placed on a map.
What is a compass rose?
500
This map shows the kind of temperatures or weather in a certain area over time.
What is a climate map?
500
The areas of the top and bottom of the globe.
What are the North & South poles?
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