SOL 1: Maps and Globe Skills

This shows what a measurement on a map is equal to in real life.

Longitude and latitude lines are used to measure this

The Balkans is the site of conflict between the Serbs, Croats. What country did this used to be

This device shows orientation on a map.

Which geographical source is shown?

Former name of Israel

This area is disputed between Muslim Pakistan and Hindu India

These are used by people to carry out daily activities and give directions.

These lines run north and south but measure east and west

Site of a political dispute that saw the country divided along the 38th parallel

What African region has been part of a dispute with Morocco over fishing and mining rights.

This type of map is useful for ship navigation.

All maps have this b/c it's impossible to accurately depict a globe on a flat piece of paper

This line of latitude divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres.

What type of thematic map is shown?

The location of a place in relation to other places

This country saw its map change in the early 1990's when the former Soviet Union collapsed.

Formerly called Formosa, sits off the coast of China.

90 degrees north latitude is called this

These lines on a globe run east and west but measure north and south.

Which type of thematic map is shown?

Which type of source would be best if you wanted to view an area of Earth from above?

This map projection is most useful for airline navigation.

This line of longitude splits the earth into the eastern and western hemispheres.

This sea in the Pacific is also called the East Sea.

Which source would be best if you wanted to learn about a group's culture?

Which continent was the victim of imperialism in the early 1900's when European nations ruled

Map projection used for general classroom use.

Which is NOT a way that maps show information?

The map of Europe changed greatly in the late 1940s. What contributed to this?