Geoterms
Mapping Skills
Religious Freedom
Map Projections
Continents and Oceans
100

What kind of map do we use for a particular theme or topic?

A thematic map.

100

What is the first thing you should look at on a map?

The title.

100

What country did Judaism start?

Isreal

100

What causes map projections to be inaccurate?

Distorsion

100

What is the supercontinent called?

Pangea

200

What U.S. region is Wauwatosa located in?

Midwest

200

What is the main (0 degrees) line of longitude?

The prime meridian.

200

What word describes a religion that worships only 1 god?

Monotheistic.

200

What part of map projections is most commonly distorted.

The poles.

200

How many oceans are there? What are their names?

5 - Atlantic, Arctic, Pacific, Indian, and Southern.

300

What is the definition of vegetation?

All the plants and trees in an area.

300

What is the main (0 degrees) line of latitude?

The equator.

300

In what religion do people pray 5 times a day facing Mecca? 

Islam

300

What country is 14 times smaller than Africa despite appearing the same size on some map projections? 

Greenland

300

How many continents are there? What are their names?

7 - North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Antartica, and Australia/Oceania

400

What is population density and how is it different from population?

Population density is the average number of people who live in a unit of area, such as a square mile. Population is the total number of people.

400

What part of a map is this?

(put picture up)

Key/Legend

400

What is a religious minority?

A group of people who practice a religion that is less common in a country, state, or region, and who may face discrimination or prejudice

400

What map projection was used as a navigation tool for sailors?

Mercator

400

What causes land masses to move?

Plate tectonics or continental drift

500

What climate zone can be described as "cold, snowy winters and cool, rainy summers."

Subarctic

500

The lines of latitude run _______, and they measure _______.

Horizontally, vertically

500

What are the 3 most practiced religions in the world?

Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism.

500

What is the most accurate map projection in existence? (it looks weird)

AuthaGraph

500

What caused the Himalayan Mountains to form?

India crashed into Eurasia