Navigating a Map
"A table or chart that tells you what the parts of a map mean; usually found in the corner of the map"
Map Key
The lines on a map that run East and West (Side to Side)
Lines of Latitude (Ex: 40* North)
What is the line that runs East to West that splits the Globe in half (Hint: It runs through Africa, South America, and Asia)
The Equator
What is shown on a physical map that is not shown on a regular map?
Elevation and features of the land
What is a Mountain Range?
A line or collection of Mountains; Multiple Mountains in a group
A symbol on a map that shows the directions for N, S, E, and W.
Compass Rose
The lines on a map that run North and South (Up and Down)
Lines of Longitude
What is the line that splits the globe in half that runs North and South (Hint: It runs through England)
The Prime Meridian
What is Elevation?
The height of something.
What mountain is the tallest in the world?
Mt. Everest
How far it is from one point to another
Distance
Another way to say the lines that run East to West on a map (Up and Down) (It does not start with L)
Parallels
How many Time Zones are there?
24 Time Zones (For each hour of the day)
This is a low point that is usually between two mountains (It often has a river that runs through it)
A Valley
What Mountain Range contains the largest mountain in the world (Hint: It is in Asia)
The Himalayas
A unit used to measure the distance between different lines on the map (Hint: It is a number that we use with the lines on the map to find locations)
Degrees
Another way to say the lines that run North and South (Up and Down) (Does not start with an L)
Meridians
Who was Ferdinand Magellan?
An Explorer (He wanted to circumnavigate the globe)
What forces are used in the process of Erosion?
Water, Ice, and Wind
What Mountain Range runs along the western edge of South America?
The Andes
How do Earth's plates form mountains?
What Mountain Range contains Mt. Zugspitze?
The Alps