geography2017 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
What are the intermediate directions? | northwest, southwest, northeast, southeast |
What are the cardinal directions? | north, south, east, west |
Describe what is found in a legend on a map? | pictures or symbols that represent something else |
What is a tool that you could use to figure out what direction north is? | a compass rose |
Describe relative location. | Relative location is the location of a place in relation to another place. |
What are the lines that run east and west but MEASURE north and south? | latitude lines or parallels |
What are the lines that run north and south, but MEASURE east and west? | longitude lines or meridians |
A smaller map located in the corner of a map that shows where the subject area of a map is located is called...... | a locator |
What is created when parallels and meridians cross across the globe? | global grid |
What do you measure latitude and longitude in? | degrees |
Absolute location is..... | the exact location of something using latitude and longitude measurements |
What is a map key? | a list of map symbols that tells what each symbol stands for |
What is the hottest point on the globe? | the area along the equator |
What happens when you move further away from the equator? | it gets colder |
Which comes first, latitude or longitude? | latitude |
How can you identify a historical map? | It will have a date on the top from a point in the past. |
What is a distribution map? | A map that shows how something is spread out over a certain area. |
What is a physical map? | It shows natural features on the Earth, such as rivers, mountains and oceans. |
What is a political map? | It shows political divisions and state and local boundaries. |
What is a photograph taken from above called? | An aerial photograph |
What is the main line of latitude called? | The Equator |
What is the main line of longitude called? | The Prime Meridian |
On a map you may see a triangle to represent a mountain. The triangle is a ___________. | symbol |
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Mrs.Verano
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