Map skills
Continents
Oceans
Types of Maps
Wild Card
100
What are the 4 cardinal directions?
Bonus: Point in the correct direction as you name them
North, South, East, West
100
Which continents are pictured?
North and South America
100
Which ocean is next to India?
Indian Ocean
100
What is a political map?
It shows you boundaries and boarders between states and countries
100
What type of map is this?
Political Map
200
What does a map scale do?
Measures distance on a map
200
Which continent is made up of ice and snow (penguins also live there)?
Antarctica
200
Which ocean is to the east of North America?
Atlantic Ocean
200
What type of map is this?
Climate map
200
What is longitude?
Invisible lines dividing the earth up vertically
300
What is latitude
Invisible lines that divide the world horizontally
300
Which continent is pictured below?
Africa
300
Which ocean is in the south by Antarctica?
Southern Ocean
300
What type of map would I look at if I would like to know where coal is mined?
Production Map
300
What is the Prime Meridian
An invisible line that wraps around the planet at o degrees longitude, it divides the world into the eastern and western hemispheres
400
What are the 4 hemispheres and what creates them?
Hint: there are specific latitude and longitude lines that create the hemispheres
Northern, southern, eastern, and western
400
Which continent is known for it's kangaroos, and is shaped kind of like a bean?
Australia
400
Which ocean is near the north pole?
Arctic Ocean
400
What does a physical map show?
Where landforms such as mountains and rivers are
400
What are all of the oceans
Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, Southern Ocean, Arctic Ocean
500
What is the equator?
An invisible line that wraps around the center of the planet it is at 0 degrees latitude, and divides the world into the northern and southern hemispheres
500
Name the blue and green continents in the picture.
Europe and Asia
500
Which ocean is to the west of North America?
Pacific Ocean
500
What does a population map show you?
The population of an area
500
What are all of the continents?
Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia, North America, South America, Antartica