Maps & Tools
This round object shows Earth's surface most accurately.
What is a globe?
This imaginary line divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
What is the Equator?
Geography is the study of Earth, its people, places, and these.
What are environments?
Drivers often rely on this technology for directions.
What is GPS?
A mountain, unlike a bridge or city, is an example of this.
What is a landform?
This part of a map explains the symbols that are found around the map.
What is a key/legend?
Lines of longitude measure distance in this direction.
What is east to west?
Areas that share similar characteristics are known as these.
What are regions?
GPS stands for...
“Global Positioning System.”
These types of maps show human-made features such as cities, countries, and borders.
What are political maps?
This part of a map compares map distance to real distance.
What is a scale bar?
NE, NW, SE, and SW are examples of this type of direction.
What are intermediate directions?
A family moving to a new city for a job is an example of this theme.
What is movement?
This technology provides practical info about physical and human features.
What is geospatial technology?
A road, building, or bridge is an example of this type of feature.
What is a human-made feature?
This is the name for a person who makes maps.
Who is a cartographer?
This type of location gives exact coordinates, while the other tells where a place is compared to something else.
What are absolute and relative locations?
A TikTok trend spreading worldwide is an example of this theme.
What is movement?
This computer system stores, analyzes, and displays geographic data.
What is GIS?
A river, forest, or plain is an example of this type of feature.
What is a physical feature?
This type of map shows elevation, while another type shows human-made features like cities and borders.
What are elevation maps and political maps?
Saying “Detroit is north of Toledo” is an example of this kind of location.
What is relative location?
The Midwest or Great Lakes area is an example of this theme.
What is region?
Using Google Maps to find a pizza shop is an example of this kind of skill.
What is a geography skill?
Mount Everest and Mount McKinley are part of the same one of these.
What is a region?