Maps
This type of map uses symbols to show the locations of resources or economic activities.
What is an Economic/Resource Map?
This is the study of the physical features of Earth, the people and how they affect the planet, and the earth’s resources.
What is Geography?
These are lines that run parallel to the equator.
What are Lines of Latitude ?
This Ocean borders the east coast pr the United States
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
This is a 3D sphere that represents the Earth.
What is a globe?
The Earth is divided into this many time zones.
What is 24?
This type of map displays major highways, roads, airports, railroad tracks, cities, and other points of interest in an area.
What is a Road Map?
This line divided the world into 2 hemispheres, Northern and Southern.
What is the equator?
This is where lines of longitude and latitude meet.
What are coordinates?
This Ocean borders the west coast of the United States.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
This part of a map represents distance.
What is a scale?
This is an imaginary line located in the Pacific Ocean, roughly opposite the Prime Meridian.
What is the International Date Line (IDL)?
This type of map does not show physical features. Instead it shows state and national boundaries, capitals, and major cities.
Political Maps
This line divides the world into 2 hemispheres, Eastern and Western.
What is the Prime Meridian?
Longitude and Latitude are measured in this and is abbreviated into a circle by the number.
What are degrees?
The United States is a part of this hemisphere.
What is the Northern Hemisphere?
These make up the 4 cardinal directions.
What is north, east, south, and west?
If you are currently in New York, it would be this number of hours behind in California.
What is 3?
This type of map uses shades or different colors to show the varying climate in different regions.
What is a Climate Map?
This is the height above sea level
What is elevation?
These are lines that run parallel to the Prime Meridian.
What are lines of longitude?
This continent is also known as Oceania.
What is Australia?
These are the directions in between the cardinal directions.
What are intermediate directions?
It is 8:00 Am in Orlando, FL right now...the time in Kansas
What is 7:00 AM?
This type of map focuses on a much smaller area due to the amount of detail that is included. These maps are made up of small lines to show the earth's elevation.
What is a topographic map?
A person who makes maps is called this.
What is a Cartographer?
This is the part of the map that shows you the directions
What is a Compass Rose?
This is the number of continents in the world.
What is 7?
This is what half of the Earth is called.
What is a hemisphere?
These are all of the times zones in the U.S.
What are Pacific, Mountain, Central, and Eastern?