Social Studies- 8-21-2020 Geography Maps

What is latitude?

• Lines that run east and west and measure distance north and south of the equator.

• Simple map set in the corner of a larger one.

• Lines that run north and south and measure distance east and west.

What is a legend?

• Made up of rows of imaginary squares

• Helps readers interpret the symbols that appear on the map

• Simple map that is set in the corner of a larger one

• Shows the distance on the map

True or False: A locater map is a simple map that is in the corner of a larger one.

• True

• False

In this picture it shows the lines are going in which direction?

• Longitude

• Latitude

What line would you find going at 0 degrees longitude ?

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• I have no idea

What is longitude?

• Lines that run east and west and measure distance north and south of the equator.

• Simple map set in the corner of a larger one.

• Lines that run north and south and measure distance east and west.

In this picture it shows the lines are going in which direction?

• Longitude

• Latitude

What is a landform?

• A natural feature of the earth.

• An area that shares physical or human characteristics.

• Usual pattern of weather in a place or period of time.

What is climate?

• An area that shares physical or human characteristics.

• Usual pattern of weather in a place or period of time.

• A natural feature of the earth.

What is a region?

• An area that shares physical or human characteristics.

• Usual pattern of weather in a place or period of time.

• A natural feature of the earth.