Definitions
What is a book that contains many maps called?
Atlas
What can help you find the distance between two towns on a map
Map Scale
What is the term for the lines that run from East to West?
Parallels of Latitude
What time zone are we in?
Eastern Time Zone
What do map coordinates do?
The line that runs halfway around Earth is called
The Equator
What is the name of the symbol with four arrows pointing in different directions?
Compass Rose
What does the tiny circle stand for in 90o S
Degrees
When you cross this imaginary line on the map, the calendar shifts to a different day
The international date line
What does ' stand for in 41o 38' N?
minutes
A Spherical representation of a map of Earth is called
A Globe
What kind of map would show the natural features of the land
A physical map
How do you say 41o 38' N, 130o 12' W
forty-one degrees, 38 minutes North, 130 degrees 12 minutes West
If you were in Central Time Zone and your watch said 1:00pm, what time would it be in the pacific time zone?
11:00am
The equator splits the Earth into halves called
Northern and Southern Hemisphere
GPS (Global Positioning System)
If you were reading a road map and wanted to know which roads were interstate highways you would check the
Map Key
Lines that run North and South that divide the earth into Eastern and Western hemispheres
Meridians of Longitude
How many time zones are there on the globe
24
What happens to the temperature as you move further away from the equator?
It gets colder
Where a person is facing or moving toward
Direction
If a map scale shows one inch on the map equals 5 miles in real life, how many inches would stand for 10 miles?
2 inches
What is the line at 0o longitude called?
Prime Meridian
If I leave Central time zone at 11am and drive one hour to the Eastern time zone, what time will it be when I arrive?
1pm
Why might you use two different maps when planning a trip?
maps of different scale provide different information