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Vocabulary and map skills
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1
What are the cardinal directions?
right, left, up, down
south, west, east, north
north, east, south, north
west, north, east, northwest
2
In what direction do lines of longitude run?
North and South
East and West
3
A representation of an area of land/sea that shows cities, borders, physical features, etc.
photograph
book
atlas
map
4
Look at the map. Which continent is #6?
Asia
Europe
Antarctica
South America
5
Look at the map. Which continent is #5?
Australia
Europe
Asia
Africa
6
What is the map scale used for?
To help determine distance between places
To help determine the directions you are traveling
To determine what the symbols on a map mean
It is not used for anything
7
Look at the map. Which continent is #2?
Africa
Europe
South America
Africa
8
What are the imaginary lines that run around Earth parallel to the equator?
Latitude
Longitude
9
Look at the map. Which ocean is #2?
Indian
Atlantic
Southern
Pacific
10
Look at the map. Which ocean is #3?
Pacific
Arctic
Southern
Atlantic
11
What type of map shows the boundaries of countries and/or states?
Topographical Map
Historical Map
Political Map
Physical Map
12
What is the line of longitude that is labeled 0 degrees?
Arctic Circle
Equator
Prime Meridian
Optimus Prime
13
Look at the map. Which ocean is #1?
Southern
Arctic
Pacific
Atlantic
14
Which of the following is NOT a continent?
U.S.A.
Africa
Asia
Europe
15
What do we call the directions in between the cardinal directions on a compass rose?
The directions have no name
Middle directions
Inbetween directions
Intermediate directions
16
Look at the map. Which line of
latitude
goes through Colorado?
110o W
None
40o S
40oN
17
"Wyoming is north of Colorado" is an example of __________________________.
Compass rose location
Absolute location
Directional location
Relative location
18
Look at the map. Which ocean is #4?
Asia
Pacific
Arctic
Indian
19
Use the map to find the approximate absolute location of Denver, CO.
40 degrees north
105 degrees west
39 x 105
39o N 105o W
20
Look at the map. Which continent is #3?
Europe
Antarctica
Asia
South America
21
Look at the map. Which line of
longitude
goes through California?
40* N, 120* W
40* N
120* E
120* W
22
What part of the map explains what the symbols on a map means?
TItle
Scale
Key
Legend
23
What is the imaginary line of latitude that goes around the Earth at the halfway point called ?
The Prime Meridian
The Equator
The Tropic of Cancer
The Tropic of Capricorn
24
What type of map tells you if a country has a desert?
Historical Map
Physical Map
Population Map
Political Map
25
Which of the following is an example of absolute location?
380 S, 540 E
38° 53′ 35″ N
Aurora is east of Denver
My school is exactly one mile from my house.
26
"12600 E Jewell Ave, Aurora, CO 80012" is an example of ____________________.
relative location
absolute location
27
Which lines are shown on this map?
longitude
latitude
prime meridian
equator