Maps and Globe Quiz

a map that shows the natural features of the Earth

• continent

• physical map

• political map

• symbols

North, South, East, West

• cardinal directions

• intermediate directions

• map key/legend

• scale

large bodies of land

• hemisphere

• symbols

• continents

• political map

used on maps to represent certain types of information

• prime meridian

• intermediate directions

• symbols

• equator

a type of physical map that shows how the Earth's surface varies from place to place

• landform map

• distribution map

• political map

• scale

explains what symbols on a map represent

• map key/legend

• symbols

• cardinal directions

• equator

a map that provides information about particular subjects such as population, language, religion, etc

• political map

• special purpose map

• physical map

• landform map

half of the earth

• prime meridian

• equator

• scale

• hemisphere

device that is used to determine the distance between two points on a map

• scale

• symbols

• intermediate directions

• hemisphere

imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres

• physical map

• cardinal directions

• prime meridian

• equator