Lattitude & Longitude
Maps
Reference Points and Grid Systems
fast facts
Bonus
100

The invisible line that runs from north to south through the center of the earth?

prime meridian
100

The study of earth

Geography

100

Used to locate places

Maps

100

Capital of Colorado

Denver

100

Son is in college and the miltary

Mrs. Marchant

200
The invisibile line that runs from East to West through the center of the earth.

Equator

200

Lets the geographer know the subject of the map

Title

200

What is same as Starting Point

Reference point

200

State bird

Lark bunting

200

What young girl uses a map

Dora the Explorer

300

Every place on earth uses these lines.

Latitude and longitude

300

Used to compare the distance on a map

Scale

300

2 most important parts of a map

compass rose and reference points

300

State fish

Trout

300

Geographers dig for fossils

false

400

The parallel lines on maps

Lines of lattitude

400

Name 2 intermediate directions

Northeast, Southest, Southwest or Northwest

400

Four main cardinal directions

North, South, East, West

400

State tree and mammal

Blue spruce and big horn sheep

400

Youngest 4th grade teacher

Mrs. Cutter

500

Lines above the equator

North latitude lines

500

Explains meaning of symbols on a map

Legend

500

Grid system is used for....

Road atlas

500
Denver elevation

5280 

500
4th grade teacher loves sloths

Mrs. Sinclair