Map Skills Review

Half of the Earth is called a ___

What is another name for a latitude line?

What landform is formed at the mouth of a river usually in a triangle shape (river vomit)?

North, East, South, West are called intermediate directions.

What is an example of an economic activity?

What part of the map tells you the direction?

The precise point where a place is located is called _____________

What type of thematic map would you find natural resources on?

Longitude lines start at 0 degrees at the Prime Meridian and go to __ degrees.

I went to the park and used a map to find the picnic area that was located at G7. This is an example of ____

Which type of thematic map would I use to find the capital of a country?

Which imaginary line separates the Earth into the Western and Eastern hemispheres?

What imaginary line divides the globe into Northern and Southern hemispheres

Most people live in what climate zone?

An area that is defined by one or more natural or cultural features is called a ________

The North Pole is located at which latitude?

What part of a map tells you actual distance on Earth?

NE, SE, NW, SW are intermediate directions.

The change in size or shape of an object when taking a round globe and making a flat map is ___

My house is 2 blocks past the park on the right. It has a red door. This is an example of ____

Petroleum, coal and iron are examples of what?

A synonym for longitude lines is _____

A group or chain of islands is called a(n) ___

Specific features on the surface of the earth are called __________

What part of a map explains what the symbols stand for?