Types of Maps
Kind of map that contains info on only one topic or theme
What is a thematic map?
The Peters Projection
Which projection is described as looking like wet clothes hanging to dry?
Latitude
Lines that run side to side are known as?
Earlier
Time zones west of the Prime Meridian are?
Legend
This uses symbols to represent things on a map what is it?
What is a general purpose map?
The Miller Cylindrical Projection
This projection was made to improve the previously accepted Mercator projection which projection is this?
Up and down
Which way do longitude lines run?
Later
Time zones east of the Prime Meridian are?
Winkel Triple Projection
Which projection is the standard projection for maps of the world?
A topographic map
What map shows both natural and human made features?
Robinson Projection
Which projection has curved lines of longitude but straight lines of latitude?
Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn
What are two important lines of latitude?
Pacific
What time zone is Victoria in?
16
How many points are on the compass rose?
A small scale map
This map shows large areas of land on a small space which map is this?
Sailors
The Mercator projection was used to help ______ navigate
Prime Meridian
What is the longitude line located at 0 degrees called?
Pacific, Mountain, Central, Eastern, Atlantic and Newfoundland
What are the 6 time zones?
Alpha-numeric
In the game battleship you use letters and numbers to locate things what is this called?
Map that shows countries, states, major cities, and significant bodies of water
What is a political map?
Winkel Triple Projection
Which projection was adopted by the National Geographic society and was developed in 1921?
South hemisphere
What hemisphere is Angola in?
Because the invention of the railroad
Time zones were introduced in 1884. Why?
Physical Map
What type of map shows mountains, deserts and plains?