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Vocabulary
Map Skills
Nicknames
Terms
Cotinents
100
Imaginary lines drawn on a map from west to east and measuring distance north or south of the Equator.
What is Latitude
100
30º N is an example of this type of line.
What is latitude.
100
These are the names of the four hemispheres.
What is North, South, East, and West.
100
These are the largest bodies of water on planet earth.
What are the oceans.
100
The majority of the countries on this continent have Spanish as the official language.
What is South America.
200
Imaginary lines on a map that run north to south and measure distances east and west of the Prime Meridian.
What is Longitude
200
40º S would be located in what direction related to the Equator.
What is South
200
The name for a design on a map that shows the directions.
What is a compass rose.
200
This is the number of continents on planet earth.
What is seven.
200
This is the name of the ocean closest to Asia.
What is the Indian Ocean.
300
An imaginary line that runs horizontally through the center of the earth and divides the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
What is the Equator
300
This is the degree number for the Primer Meridian.
What is 0º
300
This is the term for a chart that explains what the symbols and colors on a map represent.
What is a map key.
300
This is the term for the largest land masses on earth.
What are continents.
300
This is the name of the ocean between North America and Europe.
What is the Atlantic Ocean.
400
An imaginary line that runs north to south through the middle of the earth dividing the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
What is the Prime Meridian.
400
What type of lines start at the North Pole and run to the South Pole?
What is lines of longitude.
400
These are the names of the four cardinal directions.
What are North, South, East, and West.
400
This is the continent that contains the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
What is North America.
400
This continent is an island where you might find a Kangaroo.
What is Australia.
500
The unit of measurement for lines of latitude and longitude.
What is degrees.
500
This line is located at 0º latitude.
What is the Equator.
500
This is the term for the directions Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest.
What is intermediate directions.
500
This is the name of the ocean off the west coast of Oregon.
What is the Pacific Ocean.
500
This continent is home to India and China, both of which have over 1 billion people.
What is Asia.