Maps
Directions
The Earth
Random Vocab
Continents/Oceans
100
Shows capital cities, states, and countries
Political Map
100
North, East, South, West
Cardinal Directions
100
a round model of the Earth
Globe
100
anything that stands for something on a map
Map Symbol
100
Name the southern most continent
Antarctica
200
Shows Earth's natural features such as landforms
Physical Map
200
points between the cardinal directions on a compass rose
Intermediate Directions
200
A flat drawing of the Earth
Map
200
Tells what each map symbol stands for
Map Key
200
Which 2 hemispheres is North America in?
Northern and Western
300
Shows height of land above sea level
Elevation Map
300
Location of one place in relation to somewhere or something else.
Relative Location
300
Measure east or west of the Prime Meridian
Longitude
300
tells where in the world the subject of the main map is located
Locator
300
Which 2 hemispheres is Australia in?
Southern and Eastern
400
Shows info about the past or where past events took place
Historical Map
400
The grid address of a city (exact location)
Absolute Location
400
Measure north or south of the Equator
Latitude
400
Shading to show mountains, hilly areas, and changes in elevation
relief
400
Name the 4 Oceans
Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Indian
500
Shows how people, languages, religion, rainfall or other information spread through a region
Distribution Map
500
the relationship between distance on a map and actual distance
Scale
500
Zero degrees longitude
Prime Meridian
500
Another name for longitude Another name for latitude
Meridian Parallel
500
Name the seven continents.
North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, Antarctica