Latitude/ Longitude Parts of a Map Types of Maps 5 Themes Definitions 5 Themes Questions

Question These imaginary lines run East and West on the Earth. They also measure distances North and South of the Equator.

Answer 1 – 10 What are latitude lines

Question These imaginary lines run North and South on the Earth. They also measure directions East and West of the Prime Meridian.

Answer 1 – 20 What are longitude lines.

Question Parallels are also called what? Meridians are also called what?

Answer 1 – 30 Parallels = Latitude Meridians = Longitude

Question This major line of latitude runs East and West, splits the earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres, and is measured at 0°

Answer 1 – 40 Equator

Question This line of longitude runs through Greenwich, England

Answer 1 – 50 What is the Prime Meridian

Question This part of the map will tell you your cardinal directions.

Answer 2 – 10 Compass Rose

Question This part of the map tells you what the symbols and colors of a map mean.

Answer 2 – 20 Legend/key

Question This direction always faces up on a map.

Answer 2 – 30 North

Question This tool on the map is used to measure and compare distances on a map, to real life.

Answer 2 – 40 What is a scale

Question These imaginary lines create a grid on the map, which in return, helps you to find certain locations. These lines use degrees to help you pinpoint a location.

Answer 2 – 50 Latitude and Longitude

Question What is being portrayed below?

Answer 3 – 10 A globe

Question This type of map includes illustrations. These illustrations can be a part of a battle, migrations, the economy and more

Answer 3 – 20 Historical Map

Question What is this type of map?

Answer 3 – 30 Political map

Question What is this type of map?

Answer 3 – 40 Physical map

Question What is this type of map?

Answer 3 – 50 Road map

Question This theme can be described as “Where is it at?”

Answer 4 – 10 Location

Question This theme can be described as “What is it like when you get there?”

Answer 4 – 20 Place

Question This theme can be described as “What do the people do to the environment?”

Answer 4 – 30 Interaction

Question This theme can be described as “How do people and ideas get around?”

Answer 4 – 40 Movement

Question This theme can be described as “What do locations have in common?”

Answer 4 – 50 Regions

Question The country of Guam is at 13 degrees N. latitude, 145 degrees E. longitude is an example of what theme?

Answer 5 – 10 Location – absolute location

Question In England, you can visit the Buckingham Palace, London Eye and Big Ben. It is also very rainy throughout the year.

Answer 5 – 20 Place

Question High school juniors have ed their applications to their favored colleges. They mentioned that it was much faster to , than mail their applications.

Answer 5 – 30 Movement

Question Most people who live in the Middle East are Muslim. What am I?

Answer 5 – 40 Region

Question In Oregon, it is very common for lumberjacks to chainsaw trees for lumber purposes

Answer 5 – 50 Interaction

What are the 7 continents and 5 oceans?