Directions
Assuming the arrow pointing up is north, this direction points down on a map.
What is south?
These maps ususally show boundaries of countries and states, and also major cities.
What is a political map?
Rivers and mountains are examples of these on a map.
What are landforms?
This is a box containing symbols and words to help understand a map.
What is a legend or key?
These imaginary lines run east and west on a globe.
What are lines of latitude?
These maps usually show landforms like deserts, mountains and plains,
What is a physical map?
This is a flat (2-D) representation of a location.
What is a map?
This type of book contains maps and other important facts and information.
What is an atlas?
These imaginary lines run north and south on a globe.
What are lines of longitude?
If you are facing north, this direction is to your left.
What is west?
These maps are usually of a town or city, and show the positions and names of all the streets.
What are street (or road) maps?
This part of a map is used to determine how far apart two locations are, often using miles of kilometers.
What is the scale?
This helps us measure distance on a map.
What is a scale?
The equator is at this degree latitude.
What is 0 degrees?
This type of direction includes the main directions: north, south, east, and west.
What is a cardinal direction?
This is a 3-D, spherical map of the earth.
What is a globe?
Which continent do we live on?
What is Africa?
This is a line on a map that separates one state or country from another.
What is a boundary?
This imaginary line is at 0 degrees longitude.
What is the Prime Meridian?
This type of map shows a significant event from the past, for example, troop movements during a battle in World War II.
What is a historical map?
What is the capital of the country we live in?
What is Cairo?
This is someone who makes maps.
What is a cartographer?
This term refers to half of the earth, and can be separated by the Prime Meridian or the Equator.
What is a hemisphere?