Cartography
The part of the map that explains the symbols used.
A _______ zone contains mostly houses, as well as schools, hospitals and recreation areas.
A residential zone
An area of high elevation culminating in a peak
A mountain
What is the name of the highest mountain on earth.
Mt. Everest
The part of the map which displays the cardinal directions.
The compass rose
A city can be referred to as an _____ area
Urban
An area of land surrounded by water on three sides.
A peninsula
Which country has the largest total land area.
Russia
The Equator and Prime Meridian are the two defining lines of _______ and ________ respectively.
Latitude and Longitude.
The planning zone set aside for factories, ports, and power plants.
The industrial zone
A wide and flat elevated area.
A plateau or mesa
The highest mountain on earth is located in which mountain range?
The Himalayas/ Himalayan range
The feature of map which demonstrates the relationship between the distance on the map to physical distance on Earth.
The scale
An area defined by low population density and agricultural activity
A rural area
A piece of land which connects two larger land masses
An isthmus
Which country contains the majority of the second longest river on earth?
Brazil
An systematic representation of the features of a curved surface on a flat surface.
A projection.
A line or physical features which designates the separation of territories or political entities.
A border
The study of the movements of pieces of the earth's crust as they shift. This field of study helps us understand many things including earth quakes and volcanic activity.
Plate Tectonics.
The name of the widely accepted prehistoric geological entity comprised of all the current continents.
Pangea