Dates/Times
How many years are in a century?
100 years
How many years are in a millenium?
1,000 years
How many continents are there, and what are they?
7: Antartica, North America, South America, Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe
What is the map key/legend?
How many years are between 600 BCE and 200 CE?
800 years
In our modern world, do we tend to use B.C. & A.D. or B.C.E. & C.E.?
B.C.E. and C.E.
5: Arctic, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern
What does a political map show?
Boundaries between states and nations
What century do the years 1901-2000 refer to?
The 20th century
How many years are between 450 CE and 1100 CE?
650 years
How many hemispheres are there and what are they?
4: Northern, Southern, Western, Eastern
What is a topographic map meant to show?
Natural features, including altitude contours, characterized by large scale detail
What does "circa" mean?
around the time
What do B.C.E. and C.E. stand for?
Before Common Era and Common Era
What is the latitude and longitude of the Equator and Prime Meridian?
What does an economic map show?
Economic activity or presence of natural resources
What do B.C. and A.D. stand for?
Before Christ and anno Domini
What year marks the division between Medieval History and Modern History?
1500
How many degrees in latitude separate the North and South Poles?
180 degrees latitude
How many different types of maps are there? Name three types.
6: topographic, political, climatic, physical, road, economic