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An ending activity to our Cartography Unit.
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1
What divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres?
Axis
Equator
Prime Meridian
Oceans
2
What is the name of 0
o
latitude?
Equator
North Pole
Arctic Circle
South Pole
3
Lines of longitude run in which direction?
North and South
West and East
4
What do you call a map you can feel the elevation of?
Texture
Tired
Grid
Relief
5
What is the name of 0
o
longitude?
Prime Meridian
South Pole
North Pole
Equator
6
What is a map?
A drawing of all or part of the earth's surface.
A way of locating places.
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What did you enjoy the most about our Cartography Unit?
Treasure Tiles (in the hallway)
Pokemon Go around the school
Other
Making a Relief Map
8
Lines of latitude run in which direction?
West and East
North and South
9
What is used on a map to measure distance?
Grid
Scale
Key
Legend
10
What divides the earth into western and eastern hemispheres?
Oceans
Prime Meridian
Axis
Equator
11
Map symbols are shown in a box called a ... ?
Title
Symbol Box
Square
Legend or Key
12
What is this a picture of?
Compass Rose
Rose
GPS
Compass
13
How many continents are there?
4
7
5
6
14
What is the largest ocean?
Atlantic
Southern
Arctic
Pacific
15
How many oceans are there?
5
6
4
7
16
What is a peninsula?
An ocean
Another name for an island
A continent
Land surrounded by water on three sides
17
Sets of numbers that show where lines of latitude & longitude meet are called ... ?
Coordinates
Intersections
Equations
Fractions
18
What kind of map shows capitals, cities, and boundaries?
Political
Grid
Globe
Physical
19
One half of the earth is called a ..... ?
broken
latitude
longitude
hemisphere
20
Which of the Americas is
above
the equator?
North
South
21
What kind of map shows rivers, mountains, and plateaus?
Globe
Physical
Grid
Political
