Parts of a Map
Explains the subject of the map. Usually found at the top of the map.
What is the title?
The imaginary line that runs east to west around the middle of Earth.
What is the equator?
The study of the physical, biological, and cultural features of Earth's surface.
What is geography?
Mr. McHugh's favorite sport.
What is basketball?
A symbol that represents a compass showing cardinal and intermediate directions.
What is a compass rose?
One half of Earth, either top and bottom (north and south) or left and right (west and east).
What is a hemisphere?
The five large bodies of water on Earth.
What are oceans?
How to spell Ms. _________'s name.
What is Romney?
One of the four main directions featured on a compass rose: north south, east, and west.
What is a cardinal direction?
The distance east or west from the middle of the Earth, measured in degrees, and represented by invisible parallel lines running north to south around Earth.
What is longitude?
The seven large land masses on Earth.
What are continents?
The number of grades at Gate City.
What is nine?
An explanation of the symbols used on a map.
What is the key?
The distance north or south from the middle of the Earth, measured in degrees, and represented by invisible parallel lines running east to west around Earth.
What is latitude?
An element added to Earth's surface by people, usually to provide shelter, create borders, or support transportation.
What is a human feature?
Gate City's school colors.
A tool to show how distances should be measured on a map.
What is a scale?
The imaginary line that runs north to south around the middle of Earth.
What is the prime meridian?
A naturally occurring feature on Earth's surface, such as a landform or body of water.
What is a physical feature?
What is a phoenix?