Types of Maps
Maps
Map Symbols
British Empire
100
Map that shows relief and uses contour lines.
Topographical Map
100
The line at 90 degrees N latitude
North Pole
100
The name of this symbol.
Compass Rose
100
Britain was called the empire in which the ______ _____ ______
Britain was called the empire in which the sun never sets
200
Map that shows tourism sites, prominent buildings, restaurants, train stations, and airports
Road Map
200
The line at 90 degrees S latitude
South Pole
200
North, South, East, West, what are we?
The Cardinal Directions
200
The British Transported goods built and used this form of transportation in India.
The Railroad System (3rd largest in world)
300
A ______ map uses brighter colors to show government made boundaries.
Political Map
300
Daily Double:
(before the clue is read, the Contestant must decide how much money they are going to wager (you cannot wager more than you have, and it must be in units of $200.)
Imaginary line that circles the earth dividing it into the North and South Hemispheres
Equator
300
_____ measures horizontal degrees
_____ measures vertical degrees
Latitude
Longitude
300
Two goods that were produced in India and sold by the British.
Tea, Indigo, Coffee, Cotton, and Jute
400
Often shows climate or population density or health.
Thematic Map
400
____ lines are used on a topographical map
contour
400
The _____ defines the symbols in the map .
Map Legend
400
The company ruled India politically and economically.
British East India Company
500
Map that shows fault lines and folds.
Geological Map
500
Relationship between the size of the map and the actual size of area in the real world.
Scale
500
The line drawn north to south at 0° (0 degrees) longitude.
The Prime Meridian
500
The Sepoy mutiny was a turning point in history because the _________ took direct control over India in 1858.
British Government - Called the Raj