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Vocabulary
Parts of a Map
Earth
Mixed Bag
Types of Maps
100

Lines on a map that measure distances east and west of the Prime Meridian.

Longitude

100
Title, map key,distance scale, compass rose.
What are the four parts to a map?
100
Northern, southern, eastern and western
What are the four hemispheres located on a globe?
100

What is an Atlas?

A book of maps

100
A climate map.
What is the name of a map that shows the pattern of weather for a particular area over a few years?
200

Lines on a map that measure distances north and south of the equator.

Latitude

200
North, south, east and west
What are the four cardinal directions?
200
England
What is the European country the Prime Meridian runs through?
200
Australia
What is the only continent located on one hemisphere?
200
A resource map
What is a map that shows what sort of natural or agricultural resources are found in an area?
300

Half of a round ball.

Hemisphere

300
A legend
What is another word for map key?
300
Mountains, valleys, plateaus
What are some landforms found on Earth?
300

What is Absolute Location?

The address or specific coordinates of a place.

300
A map that shows the height of land above sea level.
What is an elevation map?
400
An imaginary line that divides the earth into northern and Southern Hemispheres. It is located at 0 degrees latitude.
What is the equator?
400
A distance scale.
What is used to determine the distance from one location to another on a map?
400
Indian, Atlantic, Pacific, Antarctic, Southern
What are the five oceans found on Earth?
400
To find exact and precise locations on a map.
What is the purpose of longitude and latitude lines?
400
A road map
What is the map that shows how to get from one location to another?
500

North America is located on these two continents.

What is the continent located on the northern and Western Hemisphere?

500

What is in between North and East? 

Northeast

500
North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Antarctica and Australia
What the seven continents?
500
A cartographer
What is the professional name of a map maker?
500
A political map
What is the map that shows the borders of countries and states?