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Theme of Location
Geography Theme of Location
Question | Answer |
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In order to find the exact distance from one place to another on a map you would use a: | Map Scale |
The number of degrees east or west from the prime meridian is called: | Longitude |
The number of degrees north or south from the equator is called: | Latitude |
If someone wants to figure out what the symbols on a map mean they would look at the: | Map Key |
The type of map that shows the boundaries of states and counties is a: | Political map |
The type of map that shows elevation is called a: | Physical Map |
If I wanted to figure out a route for a trip I am going to take I would use what kind of map? | Road Map |
If I wanted to know how far north or south I was I would use | Latitude |
If I wanted to know how far east or west I was I would use | Longitude |
North, South, East, and West are called | The Cardinal Directions |
The cardinal directions would located on a map as a: | Compass Rose |
The lines that start and end at the poles are called | Lines of longitude or meridians |
The lines that circle the globe starting at the center are called | Lines of latitude or parallels |
If I wanted to see where mountains and lakes were in the United states I would look at this type of map: | Physical Map |
If I wanted to find the capitals of different countries I would look at this type of map: | Political Map |
What are the 8 cardinal directions? | North, Northwest, North East, East, West, South, South West, South East |
Longitude and latitude are measured in | Degrees |
Longitude and Latitude are examples of what kind of location? | Absolute |
"The School is next to the cornfield" is an example of what kind of location? | Relative |
Your home address is an example of which kind of location? | Abstolute |