Measuring Distance on a map
Latitude & Longitude
Finding a place
Continents
Oceans
100
A drawing on a flat piece of paper of a specific place or area of Earth’s surface that shows different features.
What is a map?
100
This line runs east and west on a map and measures how far north or south you are from the equator.
What is latitude?
100
To find a specific place in a book, you would use this alphabetical list that tells you the page number.
What is an index?
100
The continent we live on?
North America
100
This ocean is located between Africa, Europe, and the Americas.
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
200
Shows the direction on a map.
What is the compass rose?
200
This line runs north and south on a map and measures how far east or west you are from the Prime Meridian.
What is longitude?
200
This unit of measure is equal to one-sixtieth of a degree of latitude or longitude.
What is a minute?
200
This continent is the largest by land area and is home to more than 4 billion people.
What is Asia?
200
This is the smallest and shallowest of the world’s five oceans, known for its warm waters and coral reefs.
What is the Indian Ocean?
300
An object or picture that stands for something else.
What is a symbol?
300
Either of two halves of Earth.
What is a hemisphere?
300
his book contains a collection of maps and is often used to find places around the world.
What is an atlas?
300
This is the smallest continent by land area and is also a country.
What is Australia?
300
This ocean is the largest and deepest in the world, covering more area than all the land on Earth combined.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
400
One point to another
What is distance?
400
This imaginary line divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
What is the equator?
400
When you want to find a specific place on Earth, you look for the exact point where the latitude and longitude lines cross.
What is the coordinates?
400
This continent is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and Asia to the east.
What is Europe?
400
This ocean is located to the north of the Arctic Circle and is the smallest of the five oceans.
What is the Arctic Ocean?
500
If you are facing north on a compass rose and turn to your right, you will be facing this direction.
What is east?
500
This city, located at approximately 30°N latitude and 120°E longitude, is in the largest continent.
What is Shanghai?
500
These coordinates for Promontory Point are 41°38’ N, 112°30’ W. The 'N' and 'W' stand for these directions.
What is North and West?
500
This continent is known for its unique and diverse wildlife, including species like koalas.
What is Australia?
500
This ocean is filled with massive floating icebergs that break off from the Antarctic ice sheet.
What is the Southern Ocean?
600
A chart that tells you what the parts of a map mean.
What is a map key?
600
This line is located at 0 degrees longitude and divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
What is the Prime Meridian?
600
The space between parallels and meridians.
What is a degree?
600
This continent has the highest population density.
What is Asia?
600
This U.S. state, located in the Pacific Ocean, is made up of eight main islands and is known for its volcanic activity.
What is Hawaii?
700
This part of a map often includes a line or bar that helps you figure out the real distance between places.
What is the map scale?
700
Locations with a latitude of 90 degrees north or south are at these extreme points on Earth.
What are the North Pole and South Pole?
700
This state is located around 40°N latitude and 105°W longitude.
What is Colorado?
700
Name the continents from 1-7
What is Antartica, Australia, South America, Africa, North America, Europe, and Asia?
700
Name the Oceans from 1-5.
What is the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Indian Ocean, Artic Ocean, and Southern Ocean?