Latitude
Longitude
5 Themes
Map Tools
Types of Maps
100

These are the imaginary lines that show distance on either side of the Equator 

What are Latitude? 

100

These are the imaginary lines that show distance on either side of the Prime Meridian

What are Longitude?

100

This theme tells EXACTLY where something is 

What is Location?

100

This is the tool on the map that is used to tell how much distance is being represented

What is a scale or scale bar?

100

This type of map shows the borders decided by the governments 

What is a political map? 

200

This is the line of latitude that cuts the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres

What is the Equator?

200

This is the line of Longitude that cuts the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres 

What is the Prime Meridian ?

200

This theme groups places by something they have in common

What is Regions ?

200

This is a round three dimensional version of the Earth

What is a globe? 

200

This type of map shows actual features you can see, like oceans, rivers, mountains, deserts and lakes 

What is a physical map? 

300

Lines above the Equator are degrees __________ (what direction?)

What is North?

300

Lines to the right of the Prime Meridian are degrees _______ (what direction)

What is East? 

300

This theme talks about what its like when you get there, the features that are there 

What is Place? 

300

This is what half of the Earth is called

What is a hemisphere? 

300

In this type of projection map, the directions are accurate but the size and shape might not be 


(like an orange cut up and coloring in-between the pieces. 

What is the Mercator Projection ?

400

Lines below the Equator are degrees __________ (what direction?)

What is South?

400

Lines to the left of the Prime Meridian are degrees ______  (what direction?)

What is West? 

400

This is when goods, people or ideas go from one spot to another 

What is Movement? 

400

This is the tool on the map that "unlocks" all the information and  tells us what the symbols mean

What is the Map Key ?

(or legend)

400

This type of projects is the most accurate because most of the sizes, shapes and distances are accurate. 

Only the poles get a little smooshed. 

What is the Robinson Projection? 

500

This is the highest degree Latitude

What is 90 North or 90South

500

This is the highest degree Longitude

What is 180o  ?

(East or West, also known as the antimeridian) 

500

This is how people affect their spot, or how the spot affects the people 

What is Human-Environment Interaction? 

500

This is the name of the symbol on the map that tells directions 

What is the Compass or Compass Rose?

500

This type of map shows how many people live in a certain area 

What is a population density map?