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Maps, maps, maps!
Map features
Up and down, left right
Do you have the time?
Miscellaneous
100
The art of map making is called what?
Cartography
100
How many hemispheres are there? What are they?
4; Northern and Southern hemisphere, Eastern and Western hemisphere
100
Which way do lines of longitude run?
up and down
100
Areas that share the same time are called what?
Time zones
100
What is the study of places called?
Geography
200
What is the name of the type of map that shows land correctly around the equator?
Mercator Projection
200
This is a small design on a map that indicates the directions.
A compass rose
200
Which way do lines of latitude run?
Side to side
200
These were made to aid in making train schedules.
Time zones
200
Who would be likely to say, " We should use our resources wisely, even though they were created for our enjoyment?"
A Christian geographer
300
How did early mapmakers discover land shapes?
By sailing and exploring
300
What shows what the symbols on a map represent?
A map key
300
This is an imaginary line that wraps around the center of the globe like a belt.
The equator
300
This is an imaginary line of longitude in the Pacific Ocean that marks where the date changes.
The International Date Line
300
What shows the way places were in the past?
A historical map
400
What type of map represents the earth most correctly?
A globe
400
What do we use to compare a distance on a map to a distance in the real world?
A map scale
400
This is another name for lines of longitude.
Meridians
400
In which two place would the time be similar? Mexico and Australia? or Russia and Australia?
Russia and Australia
400
GPS uses these to provide information on latitude, longitude, altitude, and the accurate time.
Satalites
500
Which type of map shows fairly accurate shapes and sizes of landmasses?
Goode's Interrupted Projection
500
Name four oceans.
Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean
500
At what coordinate is the prime meridian? Which way does it run?
0 degrees longitude
500
Do you add or subtract time when moving east?
Add time
500
What do we call man-made boundaries around countries?
Political boundaries