Elements of a Map
What map element shows the cardinal directions (north, south, east, and west)?
Compass rose
Would you use a small-scale or a large-scale map if you were going hiking? & Why?
Large Scale - Shows lots of detail
Equator
What is the fancy word for a mapmaker?
cartographer
What continent is located entirely in the Southeast Hemisphere?
Australia
What map element explains what the symbols and colors on the map represent?
legend
What is relative location?
The location of something in comparison to something else
What lines run east to west and measure north and south?
Latitude lines
Describe the difference between a globe and a map.
a globe is 3D and a map is 2D
Name the biggest continent on Earth
Asia
What map element shows how much distance on Earth is represented by distance on the map?
scale
What map element represents information like mines, sugar mills, or hospitals that are shown on the map?
symbols
What lines run north to south and measure east to west?
longitude lines
What is the name of the 0-degree latitude line?
Equator
Name the continent we live on
North America
What is the purpose of a map title?
to tell the subject of the map
What map element shows precise location? 50 Bonus points if you can name which type of location!
Latitude & Longitude (Grid) Absolute Location
What longitude line separates the eastern and western hemispheres?
Prime Meridian
What is it called when map makers transfer a 3-D map model onto a flat map?
Projection
What hemisphere is the United States located in?
Imaginary vertical lines that measure the distance east and west of the Prime Meridian.
lines of longitude
Why can maps not represent the exact size, shape, and distance of the Earth?
Distortion
If you were in a location that was directly on the Tropic of Cancer line, what kind of weather would you probably be experiencing?
Hot/Summer
What is the name of the imaginary point that is located at 0 degrees latitude and 0 degrees longitude?
DAILY DOUBLE
Null Island
Between what two lines of latitude is the weather very cold year round?