Maps-Globes
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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model of the Earth | Globe
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large bodies of land | Continents
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large bodies of salt water | oceans
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object shaped like a ball; 3D | sphere
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one half of the globe | hemisphere
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imaginary line running east and west, half way between the North and South Poles | Equator
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run east and west but measure north and south | latitude lines
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sometimes called Parallels | latitude lines
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run north and south, but measure east and west | longitude lines
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measure north or south of the equator | latitude lines
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sometimes called Meridians | longitude lines
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measure east and west of the Prime Meridian | longitude lines
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starting point for measuring longitude (0 degrees longitude) | Prime Meridian
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North, South, East, and West | Cardinal directions
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NE, SE, NW, SW | Intermediate directions
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shows distance on a map | scale
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tells what map symbols stand for | map key
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small inset map in the corner of a larger map - shows where subject is located | locator map
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relief and elevation maps that show Earth's features like mountains, rivers, high and low elevations, etc. | Physical Map
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shows you how to get from one place to another using roads, highways, points of interest and milage | road map
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shows information about the past and where past events took place | historical map
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show boundaries, cities, captital cities | Political Map
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