Map Features
A map scale looks like a _________________.
ruler
Which lines run from east to west?
latitude
What is another name for lines of longitude?
meridians
If you were travelling from Minnesota to New York, the time on the clock would change because you are entering a new _________________.
time zone
Elevation shows the _____________ of something.
height
A symbol used to show North, South, East, and West on a map is called a(n) ____________________.
Lines of latitude are also called _______________.
parallels
Lines of _________________ run from north to south.
longitude
How many time zones are there in the world?
24
__________________ give a specific location.
coordinates
A _________________________ shows what the symbols on a map mean.
map key or legend
True or false: The Prime Meridian divides the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres.
False (it divides the Earth into eastern and western hemispheres)
The ________________ is located at 0° latitude.
equator
There are _____ time zones in the U.S., but only _____ in the continental U.S.
6; 4
A ___________________ shows all of the land features (mountains, valleys, hills, rivers, etc.) of an area.
physical map
A ________________ compares distance on a map to the distance on the ground.
map scale
Lines of longitude measure degrees _________ and __________.
east and west
15° E means you are _______________ of the Prime Meridian.
east
The __________________ causes an imaginary loss in time.
international date line.
A degree can be divided into 60 ________________.
minutes
If a map scale shows that 1 inch = 2 miles, how many miles would 12 inches represent?
6 miles
The ____________________ passes through Greenwich, England.
Prime Meridian
True or false: Lines of latitude never intersect.
true
If it is 3:00 p.m. in Minnesota (Central Time), what time is it in California (Pacific Time)?
1:00 p.m.
What is a book of maps called?
atlas