Map Features
What do we call the symbol that shows the cardinal and intermediate directions?
Compass Rose
What type of map shows cities and borders?
Political
Zealandia
What is the name of the most northern ocean?
Arctic
What are the cardinal directions?
N,S,E,W
What is a map legend/key?
It tells us what the symbols on a map mean.
What type of map shows landforms (rivers, mountains, deserts...)
Physical
What is the name of the continent that is NORTH of Africa?
Europe
What ocean is south of India?
Indian
What are the intermediate directions?
NE, SE, NW, SW
How many hemispheres are there?
4: North, South, East, West
What type of map shows a country's resources (iron, corn, potatoes, gold...)
Resource
What is the only continent that does not have any inhabitants (people that live there permanently)?
Antarctica
If I fly from the USA to Asia, what ocean do I fly over?
Pacific
If I want to travel from Casablanca to Rabat, what direction do I need to travel?
NE
A lot of maps have 1 important line of latitude and 1 important line of longitude. These lines are at 0 degrees. What are the names of these 2 lines?
What type of map shows us temperature and precipitation?
Climate Map
What are the names of the 2 American continents?
North and South America?
What ocean borders Africa to the west?
Atlantic
If I want to travel from Africa to North America, what direction do I need to travel?
West
What is the FIRST thing you should read on any map?
Map Title
What type of map shows us roads and important buildings?
Road Map
What is the largest continent?
Asia
How many oceans are there and can you name them all?
5: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, Southern
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