5th Grade Map Skills

Landforms are:

All of the below are considered imaginary lines except for 

The line that divides the earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres is called the:

The earth can be divided into ________hemispheres:

The imaginary lines running vertically around the Earth are called:

The Antarctic Circle lies at:

A picture on a map that shows four Cardinal directions is:

Maggie is driving to Utah. What part of the map will she use to estimate the number of miles:

Lines of Longitude range from:

If you were traveling from North Carolina to Oregon, which direction would you drive?

If you were flying from Texas to North Dakota, which direction would you fly?

What city is located at 51 degrees N, O degrees 

Lines of Latitude range from:

If you add the degrees of the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle you will get: 

Lines that run east to west and measure the distance north and south of the equator are called:

The state of Florida is what kind of landform?

A map that uses national and state boundaries, cities, capitals, & major bodies of water is a:

The state of Hawaii is an example of what type of landform?

Lines of latitude measure:

The ________provides important clues about the maps intentions and goals.

The Tropic of Cancer is at:

Sam is doing research on landforms. What type of map will he use:

If you drive from Austin, Texas to Santa Fe, New Mexico, in what direction would you drive?

The climate of an area is defined as:

How many different types of maps are there?

The Lines of Longitude

In which ocean does the equator and the prime meridian intersect or meet?

The map that shows natural features of the earth like rivers, mountains, and plains is called:

The line that divides the earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres is called the:

The Prime Meidian divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres and is located at

A map scale shows: