Map Skills
What helps you understand directions on a map?
compass
What are the names of the four cardinal directions?
North, South, East, West
What is the capital of the United States?
Washington D.C.
What is the largest ocean in the world?
Pacific Ocean
What theme is divided into the categories absolute and relative?
Location
What is the name of the line of latitude that runs through the middle of the earth?
equator
What is an example of an intermediate direction?
NE, SE, NW, SW
California is located in what region?
The West
What is the name of the ocean on the east coast of the US?
Atlantic Ocean
What theme describes how ideas, people, and things travel around the earth?
Movement
A circle with a star inside usually indicates what on a map?
capital city
What type of map would you use to locate a mountain range or river?
Physical map
What is the name of the state that is a large peninsula in the South?
Florida
What is name of the longest river in the US?
Mississippi River
The following is an example of what theme?
Fish in a river die because of pollution from a factory.
Human-Environment Inbteraction
What type of map helps you find boundaries between countries?
Political map
What is the name of the line on longitude that runs down the middle of the earth?
Prime Meridian
What countries border the US to the north and the south?
Canada and Mexico
What is the name of the largest mountain in the world?
Mt. Everest
This theme is defined as an area with certain things in common.
Region
What is the name of the tool that helps you measure distance on a map?
scale
The earth is divided into 4 ____________.
hemispheres
What is the largest state in the United States?
Alaska
What is the name of the longest river in the world?
Nile River
The climate of a location is an example of a _________________ ____________________ of a Place.
physical characteristic