Types of Maps
Latitude & Longitude
The USA
Oceans and Great Lakes
Parts of a map
100
This map is the most popular Projection type.
Mercator Projection
100
Lines of longitude are also called this.
What are meridians?
100
What is the capital of Wisconsin?
Madison
100
How many Great Lakes are there?
5 Great Lakes
100
This image shows/represents the cardinal directions on a map.
What is the compass rose?
200
What is the second most popular map projection? (Hint it does a better job at representing the curvature of the earth)
Robinson Projection
200
Directions that lines of latitude run
What are west to east?
200
Name 3 states that start with an M.
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
200
What Ocean separates The Americas and Europe?
The Atlantic Ocean
200
What are the Cardinal Directions?
Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest
300
What type of map has four quadrants, and an x/y axis'?
A Coordinate Plane/Map
300
The main line of latitude is known by this name.
What is the Equator?
300
What two states do touch the Continental USA
Alaska and Hawaii
300
What ocean is west of California?
Pacific Ocean
300
What continent is across the Atlantic ocean to the East of America?
What is Europe? Africa also accepted
400
Other than paper and pencil, how else were maps made in the past?
All Acceptable Answers: With sticks, on stones, in the dirt
400
Longitude lines run in these two directions?
What are north and south?
400
Name three of the five regions of the USA.
400
Name 3 out of the 5 great lakes.
400
This continent is also a country.
What is Australia?
500
This type of map shows the boundaries of a country as well as major cities or capitals.
What is a political map?
500
The main line of longitude is known as this.
What is Prime Meridian?
500
What 3 states have cardinal directions in their name?
North Dakota, South Dakota, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia
500
How many continents are there and name 3.
7: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia (or Oceania)
500
This continent is also called the South Pole.
What is Antarctica?