Map Skills
What are the lines of latitude and longitude?
Lines that run east to west or north to south but measure the opposite.
What is a relative location?
A location that is described using things near them or around.
WHy does volcanoes erupt?
When magma from Earth's mantle rises to the surface and erupts.
What is a Migration ?
A movement of people transforming from one place to another.
Who was the name of their cousin that went with them?
Nizar
What is a scale?
The scale on a map shows the relationship between a distance on the map and the actual the distance on earth.
What is an absolute location?
A location that is described using precise points and coordinates.
How are floods formed
A flood happened when water collects faster than it can drain , covering land that is normally dry.
What is voluntary Migration?
Move to a new country without being forced to .
What is the name of Sara and Yusra’s little sister?
Shahed
What is a topographic map?
A map that show both the natural and man made features using contour lines to depict elevation and terrain.
What is the ring of fire?
An area with many volcanoes and earthquakes.
How are tsunamis formed ?
When a large and sudden disturbance displaces a massive volume of ocean water
What is brain Drain?
when a talented person moves to another country.
How many scams did they went through?
2
What is distortion?
Distortion is when a map doesn't show the Earth exactly right, because a map is flat and the Earth is round.
What is cultural assimilation?
When a group of people adopt another culture.
What is a Risk ?
A situation involving exposure to danger
What is a Population Density?
More people living in a specific area .
What did they do when they got scammed the first time?
They didn’t give up and tried to start the engine again, then when it didn’t work the two sisters jumped in the water and swam to lose weight on the raft while having a rope connected to their bodies.
What is a Mercator Projection?
A map projection that distorts land near the poles.
What is the difference between densely populated and sparsely populated?
Densely populated is when the population is high and close together while sparsely populated means that the population is low and spread out.
What causes hurricanes?
Hurricanes are caused when warm ocean water heats the air, leading it to form a powerful spinning storm.
What is a Fertility Rate?
Many children born to a woman in her lifetime in a specific population .
While the boat was breaking down who was the first sister that jumped in the water?
Yusra