Types of Maps
Continents
Vocabulary
Land & Sea
8 Strands of Social Studies
100

Map that shows how many people live in an area

What is a Population Map?

100

The most southern continent which can be found at the bottom of a world map.

What is Antarctica?

100

A source of information that was written or made by a person who saw the event happen.

What is a Primary Source?

100

Name the ocean that is the closest to us, the one we can swim in when we go to the beach in Jupiter, FL. 

What is the Atlantic Ocean?

100

Which strand of Social Studies could you learn more information about our President? 

What is Government? 

200

Type of map that shows how high land is above the sea.

What is elevation map?

200

Which continent contains Canada, Mexico, and the United States?

What is North America?

200

A type of map that made long ago that can teach us about what that place was like in the past.

What is a Historical map?

200

What is the name of the continent that is entirely white on a map or globe?

What is Antarctica?

200

Which strand of Social Studies will help you to better understand how money flows through our society?

Wants/needs

Goods/services

What is Economics?

300

Map that shows landforms or shapes on the Earth's surface.

What id a Physical Map?

300

Which continent is the largest of all the 7 continents?

What is Asia?

300

Name 2 types of landforms that can be found on a physical map.

Mountains

Great Plains

Deserts

Forests

300

On a physical map, how could you tell if there are a lot of forests in an area? 

What is the dark green coloring on the land?

300

Which strand of Social Studies will help us to become a more fair, trustworthy, and responsible person?

What is Citizenship?

400

Map that shows boundaries and borders.

What is a political map?

400

Which continent would you most likely find kangaroos living on it?

What is Australia?

400

What it is called when an object loses its original size and shape?  

What is distortion?

400

Name 3 of the 5 oceans that cover our world.

What is: Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Southern, Arctic 


400

Which strand of Social Studies studies teaches us about inventions, technology, and the way people live together in the world?

What is Science, Technology, and Society?

500

Name an essential feature on a map that can give you the information needed to help you make sense of the map.

 examples: Primary roads, symbols, landforms, or railroads. 

What is a legend?

500

Which Continent is the country Russia located in?

What is Asia?

500

What is the study of Earth and the way living things use it?

What is Geography?

500

What ocean is located on the Western part of the United States?

What is the Pacific Ocean?

500

In which strand of Social Studies will you learn more about people and their traditions, holidays, food and stories?

What is Culture?