Vocabulary
Continents & Oceans
Map Skills
Famous Landmarks
Compass Rose
100

What is a map?

A flat picture that shows an area

100

What continent is the smallest?

Australia

100

What is a legend/map key and?

A box of information on a map that shows what symbols, colors, or lines mean

100

Name a famous landmark in Europe

Eiffel Tower, Leaning tower of Pisa, Colosseum, Big Ben, etc...

100

Why would you use a compass rose?

When reading a map or searching for a location

200

What is a globe?

A model of the earth that is tilted and spins

200

What continent is the largest?

Asia

200

Name a country and a city in it (cannot use Germany)

Barcelona, Spain

Berlin, Germany

Rome, Italy

Rio, Brazil

etc...

200

Where is the Statue Of Liberty?

New York, USA

200

What are the four cardinal directions?

North, South, East, West

300

How does the equator divide the earth?

Northern and Southern hemispheres

300

What ocean is located south of India?

Indian Ocean

300

Where is the ship located on the grid?

D6 or Northwest

300

Name this famous landmark


Taj Majal

300

What are the four intermediate directions?

Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest

400

How does the prime meridian divide the earth?

Western and Eastern hemispheres

400

Name all the oceans

5 oceans: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, and Arctic Ocean

400

Name the parts of a map

Title, legend (map key), scale, compass rose, coordinate grid (longitude & latitude lines)

400

Name two famous landmarks in South America

Christ the Redeemer, Machu Picchu, Amazon Rainforest, Easter Island

400

Point and name a country in Europe (not Germany)

Spain, France, Portugal, Netherlands, Italy, Greece, Austria, Switzerland

500

What countries do the equator run through at 0 degrees?

Answers vary: Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Sao Tome & Principe, Gabon, Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, Maldives, Indonesia, and Kiribati

500

Name all the continents

North America, South America, Antartica, Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceana (Australia)

500

What is the scale on a map used for?

To understand the distance to the map in relation to the distance in real life 

500

Name a famous landmark in Africa

Pyramids of Giza, The Sphinx, Valley of the Kings, Abu Simbel Temples, Victoria Falls, Mount Kilimanjaro

500

Come to the board and draw a compass rose. With the cardinal and intermediate directions.