Mapping It Out
Where In The United States?
Roaming the Land
Splashing Around
How Do I Get There?
100
a flat drawing that shows what the earth, or part of the earth, looks like
What is a map
100
a type of community with limited buildings, small populations and agricultural jobs
What is a rural community
100
What are the names of the seven continents in alphabetical order?
What is Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America,
100
a very large body of water
What is an ocean
100
the angular distance north or south from the equator to a particular location
What is latitude
200
lines cross each other to form squares which are used to find places on a map
What is a grid
200
Location of states where a hurricane could occur
What is on the coastline
200
What are the continents in the southern hemisphere or south of the equator in alphabetical order?
What is Asia, Europe, North America
200
a long, narrow body of water that flows through the land toward a lake, sea or ocean
What is a river
200
the type of directions including northwest, southwest, northeast, southeast
What are intermediate directions
300
a topographic map that uses different colors or shades to indicate elevations.
What is a relief map
300
States such as Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida touch this part of the ocean
What is the Gulf of Mexico
300
a broad, flat, or gently rolling habitat full of various grasses
What is a plain or grassland
300
a fertile place in the desert where there is water and some vegetation
What is an oasis
300
how distance is shown on a map
What is a scale
400
a drawing that shows many directions on a map
What is a compass rose
400
The state where the city of Chicago is located
What is Michigan
400
a piece of land that sticks out into the water-it has water almost all the way around it
What is a peninsula
400
a narrow waterway connecting two large bodies of water
What is a strait
400
Looking at a United State map, how would you tell your friend to get from Colorado to New York using cardinal and intermediate directions?
What is going east and then head north or northeast
500
a special part of a map that explains the symbols on a map
What is a key or legend
500
When looking at a United States map, the state touching California, Arizona, Utah, Idaho, and Oregon
What is Nevada
500
a large, flat area of land that is higher than the surrounding land
What is a plateau
500
a huge mass of ice that moves slowly down a mountain
What is a glacier
500
When looking at a United States map, the latitude and longitude of 90 degrees west and 40 degrees north runs through this state
What is Illinois
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