Map Reading Latitude/ Longitude Continents/ Oceans Types of Maps Vocabulary

Question – Map Reading What do we call the table of contents on a map?

Answer – Map reading- 100 key

Question – Map Reading- 200 This gives the four main cardinal directions and the four intermediate directions.

Answer – Map Reading- 200 Compass rose

Question – Map Reading- 300 Height above/below sea level

Answer – Map reading- 300 elevation

Question – Map Reading Provide one example of a symbol on a map

Answer – Map Reading- 400 College Historic site Capital Point of interest

Question – Map Reading- 500 What do these colors typically represent on a map? Blue usually stands for… Green usually stands for…

Answer – Map Reading- 500 Green usually stands for forest/swamp Blue usually stands for water

Question – Lat/Long- 100 Name this line- 0 degrees latitude

Answer – Lat/Long- 100 equator

Question – Lat/Long Name that line 0 degrees longitude

Answer – Lat/Long- 200 Prime Meridian

Question – Lat/Long- 300 Where are you if you are at 90 degrees south latitude?

Answer – Lat/Long- 300 South Pole

Question – Lat/Long- 400 How many east meridians and how many west meridians are there?

Answer – Lat/Long east and 180 west

Question – Lat/Long- 500 Which lines run north/south? Which lines run east/west?

Answer – Lat/Long- 500 Latitude runs north/south Longitude runs east/west

Question – Continents/Oceans- 100 Largest and deepest ocean

Answer – Continents/Oceans- 100 Pacific Ocean

Question – Continents/Oceans- 200 Continent that is in the northern and western hemispheres. Home sweet home.

Answer – Continents/Oceans- 200 North America

Question – Continents/Oceans- 300 VERY important continent when studying the World Wars.

Answer – Continents/Oceans- 300 Europe

Question – Continents/Oceans- 400 Largest and most populated continent

Answer – Continents/Oceans- 400 Asia

Question – Continents/Oceans- 500 Ocean that is surrounded by the continent of Africa and Asia.

Answer – Continents/Oceans- 500 Indian Ocean

Question – Types of Maps- 100 This type of map shows boundaries and borders.

Answer – Types of Maps- 100 Political map

Question – Types of Maps- 200 This map shows where people live and the destiny of those people.

Answer – Types of Maps- 200 population

Question – Types of Maps- 300 This type of map shows changes in elevations

Answer – Types of Maps- 300 Contour map

Question – Types of Maps- 400 This type of map shows mines, minerals, deposits, and wells.

Answer – Types of Maps- 400 Resource Map

Question – Types of Maps- 500 This type of map shows rivers, lakes, and mountains.

Answer – Types of Maps- 500 Physical Maps

Question – Vocabulary- 100 Science of map-making

Answer – Vocabulary- 100 cartography

Question – Vocabulary Locations of a place in relation to another place.

Answer – Vocabulary- 200 Relative location

Question – Vocabulary- 300 How the directions of the map correspond to the compass directions.

Answer – Vocabulary- 300 orientation

Question – Vocabulary- 400 The specific location of a place- the address.

Answer – Vocabulary- 400 Absolute location

Question – Vocabulary- 500 This shows a person’s point of view perception of an area- like driving directions.

Answer – Vocabulary- 500 Mental map