Map Review
Parts of Maps
Themes of Geography
Time zones
My World
100
Another word for ALL longitude lines
meridians
100
North, South, East, West
Cardinal directions
100
- Physical characteristics include landforms, climate, and vegetation.
- Human characteristics include culture, language, and architecture.
Place
100
Which time zone is the latest time zone?
Eastern
100
What country do you live in?
USA or America
200
latitude lines are _____________________.
parallel
200
Northwest, southwest, northeast, southeast
Intermediate directions
200
- Involves grouping places with similar characteristics.
- These areas are defined as physical, cultural, or economic traits.
- Helps in understanding the similarities and differences between various areas.
Region
200
If it is 5pm in Virginia, what time is it in Washington?
2pm
200
What state do you live in?
New York
300
Shows the boundaries of countries, states, and cities. These maps are flat.
Political maps
300
Part of a map used to show actual distances between cities or states.
Scale
300
- Explores the relationship between people and their environment.
- Examines how humans adapt to and modify their surroundings.
- Considers the impact of the environment on human activities.
Human environment interaction
300
You live in Texas. You want to call your friend who lives in Maine at 1pm Eastern time. What time would you call?
noon or 12 PM
300
What county do you live in?
Erie
400
An imaginary longitude line that runs north to south at zero degrees.
prime meridian
400
A set of lines in rows and columns that divides the map into spaces. This makes it easy to quickly identify a place on the map.
Grid
400
- Describes where a place is on Earth.
- Can be absolute (exact coordinates) or relative (in relation to other places).
Location
400
If you
If it is 11pm in Utah, what time will it be in Florida?
1AM
400
What continent do you live in?
North America
500
Name all seven continents and five oceans
Australia, Antarctica, Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South America.
Indian, Southern, Arctic, Pacific, Atlantic
500
Part of a map that defines what the symbols of the map mean.
Key or legend
500
Name all five themes of geography
human environment interaction, movement, region, location, place
500
Sarah in Illinois is having a virtual meeting with James in Georgia. If the meeting is scheduled for 10:30 AM Illinois time, what time is it for James?
11:30 AM
500
List these in order from largest to smallest:
county, country, state, city, continent
Continent, country, state, county, city