Geography and Regions

Which of the following regions is the above box describing?

• Southwest

• Southeast

• Northeast

• West

A __________ tells you what each symbol on the map stands for.

• legal
• lobster
• legend
• langoustine

A large area of land with common features that sets it apart from other areas.

• regal
• region
• reggae
• reggie

What type of map is this

• physical
• political
• climate
• population

An imaginary line or meridian measuring east or west of the prime meridian.

• longitude
• langoustine
• latitude
• geogrpahy

Which part of the map show the directions?

• Map Title
• Compass Rose
• Map key or legend
• Grid Lines

Which imaginary line divides the Earth into the northern and southern hemispheres?

• Prime Meridian
• Equator
• Axis
• North Pole

One characteristic of a Physical Map is... 

• Shows the different climates in the world
• show important natural, physical features, such as mountains, elevations, rivers, vegetation, forests and lakes.
• show how people have divided up the earth's surface
• show how many people live in an area

A Map key, scale and title does what?

• get into somewhere
• Helps you to read and understand a map
• know how much you weigh
• get out of somewhere

a box in which symbols on a map are explained is called

• compass rose
• map scale
• legend/key
• physical map