Maps
What is the purpose of using maps of a different scale (size)?
There are different places provided to see more or less details.
Lines of Longitude run this direction.
North and South
What happens to the temperature the lower the degrees gets on a map?
It gets hotter. It gets a higher temperature.
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Height of the location on a map which is shown with line and colored is called this.
Elevation
What is the map scale used for?
Helps find the distance between two points on a map.
These Lines that never cross run from east to west on a map or globe.
Parallels
What are map coordinates?
They tell you the exact pinpoint location on a map.
If I want to find the exact location on a coordinate, I may look for 25 degrees 14' W. What does the ' on the 14 mean?
minutes
How far it is from one point to another.
Distance
What object on a map has the arrow symbol showing North, South, East and West?
Compass Rose
These Lines that eventually cross at the north and south pole runs from North to South on a map or globe.
Meridians
What are lines of latitude?
Parallel lines that run from the East and West and measure the distance between the lines North or South of the equator.
How many minutes are there between each degree on a map or globe?
69
Electric equipment that uses radio waves to give precise information about location and direction.
Global Positioning System (GPS)
Traveling across this imaginary border will either lose you a day or gain you a day.
International Date Line
Equator
What is shown on a physical map?
mountains and valleys
What are the 6 Time Zones in the United States?
Hawaii, Alaska, Pacific, Mountain, Central, Eastern
Where a person or object is facing or moving toward.
Direction
What is a map key?
A map tool that helps you understand the meanings of the symbols on a map.
What line runs through Greenwich, London from North to South at 0 degrees?
Prime Meridian
What does a Physical Map show?
Natural features of the land. Designs for mountains, dessert, wet lands.
If you travel from the United States to Tunisia, what happens to the time zones?
Traveling West to East the time gets later.
An object or picture that stands for something else.
Symbol