Map Skills
What do you call a round representation of a map?
Globe
The seven largest bodies of land are called
Continents
What is a drawing showing a place from above called.
A map
What is the name of the state you live in?
Texas
What is the capital of the United States?
Washington D.C.
What would you use to figure out direction on a map?
Compass rose (NESW)
The five largest bodies of water are called
Oceans
What is the imaginary line in the middle of the earth called?
The equator
What is the capital of the state you live in?
Austin
Which is the biggest of the 7 continents?
Asia
What are the lines on a map that look like a grid?
Latitude and longitude lines
What is the coldest continent?
Antarctica
The name of the imaginary line close to the north and south poles.
Arctic circle and antarctic circle
What is the abbreviation for our state?
TX
What do you call a piece of land that has water all around it?
Island
What are three different land forms that can we can see on a map?
Bay, lake, ocean, river, hill, island, mountain, plain, plateau or valley?
What are the names of the four biggest countries in North America?
Canada, Mexico, United States, Greenland
What is the coldest continent on earth?
Antarctica
How many states in America are there?
50
What do you call a line that separates two countries or two states?
A border
How can you use a map key to help you read a map?
It tells you what all of the symbols on a map represent or mean.
What continent is Japan on?
Asia
What is a border?
An imaginary line between two places
Name a state that borders Texas
New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana
What is the national animal of Greenland?
Polar bear