Places on a Map
Your Locations
Vocabulary
Vocabulary 2
Trivia
100
What are the 7 largest bodies of land called?
continents
100

What is the name of the city that you live in?

Sanford

100
What is a drawing of the Earth called?
Map
100
Land with little rain and few plants is called a...
Desert
100

What is an imaginary line used by mapmakers to indicate a distance east or west?

latitude

200

What type of geography is a description of the formation of the earth? (Rivers, Mountains, Lakes, etc?)

Physical geography. 

200

How do scientists know that one mountain is older than another mountain?

The older mountain is smaller
200
What is the symbol on a map that shows directions?
Compass rose
200
A line that separates 2 countries, states or cities from one another on a map is called a...
Border
200
Which of the seven continents is the largest?
Asia
300

What is the name for volcanic glass?

obsidian

300
What is the name of the country that you live in?
United States
300
What are the largest bodies of water on Earth called?
Oceans
300
What is the study of the Earth and the places you live called?
Geography
300
Which of the four oceans is the largest?
Pacific
400
What are countries made of?
cities or towns
400
What is the name of the continent that you live on?
North America
400

What is the part of the map called that shows you what symbols mean?

Legend or Map Key

400

What is the name of a piece of land that sticks out and is surrounded by 2 or 3 bodies of water?

Penisula

400

What is an imaginary line used by mapmakers to indicate a distance north and south?

longitude 

500
What is a 3D way of looking at a map of the world?
using a globe
500

What is the name of the closest ocean you live near?

Atlantic 

500
What is a body of land that is surrounded by water called?
Island
500
What is the capital of the United States?
Washington D.C.
500

What is an imaginary circle equally distant from both poles around the middle of the Earth?

equator 

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