Geography Tools
Types of Maps
Continents
Time Zones
Map Vocab.
100

This tool uses satellites to provide images of earth?

What is GPS

100

This type of map shows boundaries and locations of countries.

What is a Political Map?

100

This is the largest continent by area.

What is Asia?

100

This is the time zone for Greenwich, England.

What is GMT (Greenwich Mean Time).

100

This is the line that divides the Earth into North and South hemispheres.

What is the Equator?

200

This device helps navigate using the Earth's magnetic field?

What is a compass.

200

This type of map shows elevation and terrain.

What is a topographic map?

200

This continent is known for its vast deserts and the Nile River.

What is Africa?

200

There are this many time zones in the mainland United States.

What is 4?

200

This term refers to lines that run north to south around the globe.

What is Latitude?

300

This is the map that shows the physical features of an area.

What is a physical map?

300

This type of map shows weather patters.

What is a meteorological map?

300

This continent is home to the Amazon Rain Forest.

What is South America?

300

This is the time zone 8 hours behind GMT.

What is PST (Pacific Time Zone)

300

This term refers to lines the run east to west around the globe.

What is Longitude?

400

This technology allows one to analyze geographic data.

What is GIS.

400

This type of map focuses on themes such as population density.

What is a Thematic map?

400

This continent is often referred to as 'Down Under.'

What is Australia?

400

This happens to time zones at daylight savings time.

What is shifting one hour?

400

This is the map feature that shows the relationship between distance on the map and actual distance.

What is a Scale Bar?

500

This is the terms for the study of Earth's landscapes and environments.

What is Geography?

500

This type of map displays roads and routes of transportation.

What is a road map?

500

This continent is entirely in the Northern Hemisphere.

What is North America?

500

This time zone is observed in most of Canada and the Eastern United States.

What is EST (Eastern Standard Time)

500

This is the map tool that provides the information about symbols and colors used.

What is a legend or key?