What State is That
Vocabulary
Directions
Parts of a Map
Bonus
100

This is the most southeastern state.

Florida

100

This shows all of the directions on a map.

Compass rose

100

This direction is the N on a compass.

North

100

This tells you what the pictures on a map represent.

A key

100

This is the continent we live on.

North America

200

This state is northeast of Missouri.

Illinois

200

This is a smaller, 3D representation of the earth.

A globe.

200

Name 2 of the cardinal directions.

North, East, South, West

200

This shows you how distance on the map compares to distance in real life.

Scale

200

THis is what a solid line on a political map means.

Border between states/ countries

300

Minnesota is west of this state.

Wisconsin

300

These lines go left to right around the globe.

Latitude

300

Please look at the map. Which grid is Wilkes Barre in?

H4
300

This is when a map is broken into boxes, usually marked with letters and numbers.

A grid

300

A state with a darker color means this on a population map.

Bigger population/ more people

400

Nevada is northeast of this state.

California

400

These lines go up and down on the earth.

Longitude

400

Name two intermediate directions.

Northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest

400

This is a map where the states are color-coded based on how many people live there.

Population map

400

This is what longitude and latitude are measured in.

Degrees.

500

Colorado is southwest of this state.

Nebraska

500

This line separates the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.

The equator

500

Please look at the map. How would I get from Altoona to Williamsport? (use cardinal directions and the number of squares I would need to move in your answer)

2 east, 2 north

500

This is a type of map that shows borders between states.

A political map

500

This is the name of the lines the splits the earth into the Western and Eastern Hemispheres.

The Prime Meridian.