Types of Maps
Vocabulary (Easy)
Vocabulary (difficult)
Lines of latitude and longitude
True or False
100

What type of map shows names and borders of countries and states?

Political map

100

Define hemisphere?

half of a globe/half of the earth

100

Map Scale

Helps you measure the distance on a map.

100

Lines of latitude are also called what? 

Parallels

100

Physical and Political maps are the same

False

150

What map shows land and water on the surface of the Earth? (physical features)

Physical map

150

Cartography 

The art and science of making maps.

150

Locator Map

A small map that shows where the area on the main map is found.

150

Lines of longitude are also called what?

Meridians
150

Does the equator divide the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

True

200

What is a special purpose map? 

A type of map shows specific kinds of information

(ex: climate, population, and road maps)

200

Define peninsula

Land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides.

200

Define Oceania 

A group of islands, sometimes referred to as a continent.

200

What is the imaginary line that circles the Earth at 0 degrees latitude called?

The equator

200

A map that shows climate, population, or road maps are all examples of special purpose maps.

True

250

List three things that you can find on a map.

A map scale, a locator map, and a map key

250

Cardinal Directions

(what are they?)

North. South, East West

250

Define Isthmus 

A narrow strip of land connecting two larger land masses

250

0 degrees longitude starts at an imaginary line running through Greenwich, England. What is the name of this imaginary line?

The Prime Meridian

250

A cartographer is the art and science of making maps.

False. A cartographer is a person who makes maps.

300

What type of map can show you natural resources of a location?

A resource map

300

Intermediate directions (what are they?)

 NE SE NW SW

300

Define the International Dateline?

The reference point for time zones.

300

Who is closer to the Equator: Freddy, standing at 41 degrees North Latitude, or Suzanne, standing at 12 degrees North Latitude?

Suzanne

300

Pangea is a supercontinent made up of all 6 continents

False. Pangea is a supercontinent made up of all 7 continents.