Maps Review

There are 7 continents and 5 major oceans.

• True

• False

The ______tells you the purpose of a map.

• Scale

• Legend

• Compass Rose

• Title

The _________ is a directional arrow that shows cardinal and sometimes intermediate directions on a map.

• Scale

• Title

• Compass Rose

• Legend

Maps that show countries, states, cities, and capitals are known as ___________.

• Physical Maps

• Political Maps

• Population Maps

• Resource Maps

____________show features of the Earth such as, mountains, rivers, oceans, and forests.

• Resource Map

• Political Map

• Transportation Map

• Physical Maps

The lines running east to west around the Earth are called lines of _________.

• longitude

• latitude

• equator

• prime meridian

The lines running north to south around the Earth are called lines of__________.

• longitude

• latitude

• equator

• prime meridian

If Gavin is in Norway and wants to travel to Italy, in which direction will he travel?

• North

• South

• East

• West

Together, lines of latitude and longitude form a grid system called the coordinate system. When you state the coordinates of a place on the Earth you are giving its ___________location.

• relative

• absolute