Map Elements
Types of maps
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Vocabulary
100
What is this image called?
Cardinal Directions
100
This type of map shows mountains, Mountain elevations, lakes, deserts?
Physical Map
100
Which hemisphere is the United States in?
Northern hemisphere.
100
what does the small circle mean is a set of coordinates?
Degree
100
An object or picture that stands for something else
Symbol
200
What box has symbols used on a map?
Map Legend or Key
200
If it is 1:00pm in the Eastern Time zone, what time is it in the Mountain time zone?
11:00 AM
200
What do we call the imaginary line that circles the globe that separates the Northern hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere?
The Equator
200
If a map scale shows that one inch on the map equals five miles in real life, how many inches on the map would stand for ten miles?
2 inches
200
How far it is from one point to another
Distance
300
What is this called? 
A scale
300
What does the ' stand for in 41degrees 38' N
minutes
300
If you are reading a road map and you wanted to know which roads were interstate highways on the map, you would check the.....
Map key
300
What shows you on a map, the distance between towns, citys, or other places?
Map Scale
300
Where a person or object is facing or moving forward
Direction
400
What does a scale measure on a map?
Distance
400
When you travel from the Western Hemisphere to the Eastern Hemisphere you will cross what?
The International Date Line
400
What does a physical map show you?
mountains and valleys
400
On a map, what is the name of the symbol with four arrows pointing in different directions?
Compass Rose
400
What is the name of the electronic equipment that uses radio waves from satellites to give precise information about location and direction
Global Positioning System (GPS)
500
What do map coordinates give you?
They tell you the location of a place on the map
500
What does a map scale look like on a map?
a ruler
500
What is another word for the height of a place or mountain?
Elevation
500
How many time zones are there in the world?
24
500
What is a drawing or picture of a specific place or area of Earth's surface that shows different features?
Map