Geography "Maps & Globes"

Which map element explains what the symbols on a map mean?

• Key

• Title

• Scale

• Compass Rose

_________ show the Earth as a SPHERE.

• Maps

• Globes

• Compass rose

Half of the earth is called a:

• Hemisphere

• Continent

• Country

• Prime Meridian

Equator -

• A line that divides the highway.

• A line that divides the Earth into northern and southern halves.

• An imaginary line that does north to south.

• The name of a football team.

The study of features of the earth

• Geography
• Region
• Location
• History

What is this symbol?

• scale
• key
• compass rose
• map

What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude, that divides the earth into the eastern and western hemispheres?

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• North Pole

• South Pole

Spain, France, Italy and Portugal are:

• Countries.

• Continents.

• Cities.

Africa is number:

• 1

• 4

• 5

• 3

Europe is number:

• 4

• 6

• 5

• 1