Map Skills
What is the shape of a globe?
a sphere
What are the seven largest bodies of land called?
continents
How far it is from one place to another is called _______.
Distance
Where is Huangpu located in relation to Zhongshan city center?
(due) North
What is a body of water that flows in one direction called?
a river
What would you use to figure out direction on a map?
a compass (rose)
What are the five large bodies of water called?
oceans
What are the directions on a compass called?
What is cardinal directions?
Where is Sanxiang in relation to Zhongshan city center?
(due) South
What do you call a large low area between two mountains?
A valley
What is the shape of a map?
flat/rectatular
What is the coldest continent?
Antarctica
What is used to show the directions on a map?
Where is Nanlang in relation to Zhongshan city center?
South-East
What is a line that shows where places begin and end?
a border
what is map that shows where minerals are located called?
a resource map
What continent is to the east of Europe?
Asia
what is a pattern of lines that form squares
a grid
Where is Guzhen in relation to Zhongshan city center?
North-West
What are the four cardinal directions (in order)?
North, South, East, West
What is a map that shows you what highways you can travel on called?
a road map
What are the names of the 4/5 oceans?
Atlantic, Pacific, Artic, Indian, (Southern)
Southern Ocean around Antartica is the newest and recognized by most countries.
what is the city where the leaders of a country's government work called?
The captial
Where is Minzhong in relation to Zhongshan city Center?
North-East
What province contains China's Northernmost point?
Heilongjiang