Map Skills Jeopardy

Types of Maps

100

This map shows areas with concentrations of people.

What is a thematic map?

200

This map shows the Appalachian Mountain chain. 

What is a physical map?

300

This type of map shows the boundaries of a country as well as major cities or capitals.

What is a political map?

400

Ciel is looking at a map of Europe that shows Russia and Kazakhstan, but she instead wants a map that shows her the Ural Mountains. Olivia interrupts her and tells her to use this map instead. The type of map they used and the one they need. (2 types)

What is a political map and a physical map?

500

A map of North America that showed vegetation was on the desk, but Sahil grabbed his pencil and added the borders and state divisions for all three countries. The type of mixed-map we have now. 

What is a thematic map and a political map?

Latitude & Longitude

100

Lines of longitude are also called this.

What are meridians?

200

Directions that lines of latitude run

What are west to east?

300

The main line of latitude is known by this name.

What is the Equator?

400

Longitude lines run in these two directions?

What are north and south?

500

The main line of longitude is known as this.

What is Prime Meridian?

Absolute Locations

100

60^o N and 120^o E

What is Russia?

200

15^o N and 30^o E

What is Sudan?

300

30^o S and 60^o W

What is Argentina?

400

33^o N and 7^o W

What is Morocco?

500

16^o N and 101^o E

What is Thailand?

On a Map

100

This shows the cardinal directions on a map.

What is the compass rose?

200

Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest

What are intermediate directions?

300

This continent is separated from Asia by the Ural Mountains

What is Europe?

400

This country is where Jackson from our documentary is from.

What is Kenya?

500

This country has Freetown, where slaves returned upon being freed.

What is Sierra Leone?

Random!

100

These are things that stand for other things on a map, such as an airplane standing for an airport.

What are symbols?

200

People-made boundaries that can be for connection or control (let's discuss this Thursday).

What are borders?

300

This is the thing a mapmaker uses to show distance on a map.

What is a scale?

400

The key to understanding maps is to use this.

What is the legend?

500

Someone who makes a map is known as this.

What is a cartographer?