Vocabulary 1
Map skills
New York Map
Vocabulary 2
True or False
100
The study of Earth and its people
What is geography?
100
This is used on a map to show the directions north, south, east, and west
What is a compass rose?
100
The country located north of New York State
What is Canada?
100
A flat representation of the Earth's surface
What is a map?
100
Ms. Evans wrote a book
What is True?
200
Naturally formed features on the Earth's surface.
What are landforms?
200
This explains the symbols and colors of a map?
What is a legend or key?
200
The Great Lake next to Buffalo, NY
What is Lake Erie?
200
Plant life that covers the Earth's surface
What is vegetation?
200
Mrs. Gemberling has 3 dogs
What is false?
300
An equal half of the Earth (globe).
What is a hemisphere?
300
This type of map shows the landforms and bodies of water as seen from space.
What are physical maps?
300
The capital city of New York State.
What is Albany?
300
Describes the weather conditions over a long period of time
What is climate?
300
The equator divides the globe into eastern and western hemispheres
What is false?
400
The imaginary lines that measure distances east and west of the Prime Meridian
What are lines of longitude?
400
The imaginary lines that measure distances north and south of the Equator
What are lines of latitude?
400
The river located along the eastern side of New York State
What is the Hudson River?
400
The Earth is divided into seven of these land masses.
What are continents?
400
Buffalo, NY is located at the latitude 42 degrees South
What is false?
500
A map projection that looks like this:
What is a Homolosine Projection?
500
A map projection that looks like this:
What is a Robinson Projection?
500
The mountain range located in the north eastern part of New York State.
What are the Adirondack Mountains?
500
A map projection that looks like this:
What is a Mercator Projection?
500
Lake Chautauqua is located in northern New York State.
What is false