Continents & Oceans
Name the continent directly south of Europe
Africa
This type of map talks about natural features like mountains, rivers, oceans, etc.
Physical Map
This part of a map tells you what the map is about.
Title
What is our major line of latitude located at zero degrees?
Equator
"My house is 3 miles from Fugett Middle School" is an example of which type of location?
Relative Location
What do we call the different sections of our Earth?
Hemispheres
What type of map shows states, cities, and their boundaries?
Political Map
Which part of the map shows you your cardinal and intermediate directions?
Compass
What is our major line of longitude located at zero degrees?
Prime Meridian
A location that gives you exact coordinate points is what type of location?
Absolute Location
The Equator creates which two hemispheres?
Northern and Southern Hemispheres
Special Purpose Map
Which part of a map tells you what the colors and symbols mean?
Key/legend
When reading coordinates, which comes first: latitude or longitude?
Latitude
Lines of latitude create ________ zones.
Climate
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
You need to find a state that borders Pennsylvania. What is the best type of map to use?
Political Map
This part of a map marks the names of physical and human features.
Labels
Lines of latitude run in which direction?
East and west
Lines of longitude create _________ zones.
Time
What ocean is located north of Europe?
Arctic Ocean
A map uses colors and different symbols to show where different natural resources are found. What type of map would this be?
Special Purpose Map
You want to find out the real life distance represented from the map. What part would you use?
Scale
Lines of longitude measure in which direction?
East and west
If it is 10:00am in Philadelphia, would it be earlier or later in Los Angeles?
Earlier (when we move west, we subtract time)