Maps Skills
What is a 3D model of the earth?
Globe
What are the cardinal directions?
North, East, South and West
Hemisphere
Which river begins the in Rocky Mountains?
Which river joins the Mississippi
Ohio
What is a drawing of the earth called?
A map
What tells you what the symbols on the map mean?
A map key
Northern Hemisphere
Which river forms the border between Texas and Mexico?
Rio Grande
Which river forms the border with Canada?
St. Lawrence
What tells directions?
Compass Rose
What are the lines that go east to west?
Latitude
What is the line at 0 degrees latitude that splits the earth into a northern and southern hemisphere?
Equator
Which river is the longest in the USA
Mississippi
Which mountains are taller and pointier?
Rocky Mountains
What are the intermediate directions?
Northeast, Southest, southwest, northwest
What are the lines that go North to South?
Longitude
What is the line at 0 degrees longitude that splits the earth into a eastern and western hemisphere?
Prime Meridian
Which river is in the state of New York?
Hudson
Which mountains are smaller and more rounded?
Appalachian