Map Parts
What tool can help you find the distance between two towns on a map?
map scale
On a map, which lines run east-west, but measure north-south?
There are TWO answers!
parallels
latitude
How many minutes are there in one degree?
60 minutes
What is another word for the height of a place?
elevation
What kind of map shows hills, mountains, valleys, and other features of the land?
physical map
On a map, what is the name of the symbol with four arrows pointing in different directions?
compass rose
What is the imaginary line that runs around the middle of the earth, and measures zero degrees latitude?
equator
What happens when you cross the international date line?
The date changes to a day earlier, or a day later.
What is the imaginary straight line that runs through a turning object?
axis
What is an atlas?
a book of maps
What tool explains what the symbols mean on a map?
map key or legend
What is the imaginary line called that is zero degrees longitude?
prime meridian
What do most physical maps use to show elevation?
lines or color
What is a hemisphere?
half a sphere
map scale
What two parts of a map do you need to use to find a coordinate?
latitude and longitude
On a map, which lines run north-south, but measure east-west?
There are TWO answers!
longitude
meridians
What does a map's legend, or key, contain?
the symbols for items on a map
What do we call a table or chart that helps you decode a map?
Hint: It's usually found in one of the corners of the map.
map key or legend
What are coordinates?
a set of numbers that help identify a specific place on a globe or map
If a map's scale shows that 1 inch on a map equals 1 mile in real life, how many inches on the map would stand for 2 miles?
2 inches
Do lines of latitude ever meet?
NO!
What does elevation show on a physical map?
how high the land is
What is the imaginary line called that marks the place on Earth where each new day begins?
international date line
What is being described here?
- a tool to show how to get from one place to another
- a drawing of a real place
- a picture that shows distances between places
map