Map Jeopardy

Stuff on Maps

100

The circle-like object that shows you the 4 directions on a map is called the ______________-

compass rose

200

The 4 main directions, North, South, East, and West, are called _______________

cardinal directions

300

This part of a map tells you what the different symbols on a map mean

map key (or legend)

400

Tells you about the distance on a map compared to the distance in real life

map scale

500

northeast, southeast, southwest, northwest

intermediate directions

Random Trivia

100

what is the answer to a subtraction problem called?

difference

200

Name the two countries that share a border with the United States

Canada and Mexico

300

How do you correctly spell our school counselor's last name?

Mrs. Purvitis

400

Name any current or past player on the Indianapolis Colts

???

500

What is the name of the Vice President of the United States?

Kamala Harris

Parts of the World

100

Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South America, Antarctica, and Australia are the 7 ________

continents

200

A round, 3D map is called a ________

Globe

300

The line that runs east-west and chops the Earth into a northern half and a southern half is called the _______.  It is usually very warm here because of the direct sunlight it gets.

Equator

400

The line that runs north-south and chops the Earth into a eastern half and a western half is called the _______.  It runs through the north and south poles.

Prime Meridian

500

One half of the globe.  We live in the northern ______ and also the western _______.

Hemisphere

Disney Movie Plots

100

(1995) A cowboy and a space ranger set aside their differences to find their owner

Toy Story

200

(2015) A girl is controlled by 5 very different emotions

Inside Out

300

(2009) After the death of his wife, an old man goes on a journey in his floating house and meets a Wilderness Explorer named Russell

Up

400

(1998) This movie is all about ants

A Bug's Life

500

(1970) Duchess, Marie, Toulouse, and Berlioz are abandoned by Edgar outside of Paris and must find their way back home with the help of Thomas O'Malley

Aristocats

Other Map Stuff

100

A person who makes maps

cartographer

200

A book containing maps

atlas

300

A small picture on a map that represents a real life thing and where it is located

symbol

400

Criss-crossing lines on a map that be used to find an exact location

grid

500

when telling where something is located, lines of longitude and latitude are measured in ______.  In other words, you would say "the city is at 70 _____ north and 30 _____ west."

degrees