Map Features

Latitude lines are located ________________ to _______________.

• North to South

• East to West

Longitude lines are located _______________ to _________________.

• North to South

• East to West

What are Earth's largest land areas called?

• States

• Countries

• Continents

• Cities

What are Earth's largest water areas called?

• Oceans

• Rivers

• Lakes

• Streams

What shows all the directions on a map?

• Map Title

• South

• Compass Rose

• Legend

What does a legend (map key) show?

• It shows directions.

• It show a famous rockstar's picture.

• It shows where things are located on a map represented by symbols.

• It shows you how far places are from one another.

What are the 7 continents?

• Asia, Africa, Europe, Antarctica, North America

• North America, South America, Asia, Europe, Australia, Antarctica, Africa

• Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, North America, Antarctica, South America, Europe, Asia

• Earth, North America, South America, Asia, Kiray, Mortimer, Carson

What is a scale used for on a map?

• It tells you what the map is about.

• It lets you see how much you weigh.

• It tells you where things are on a map.

• It tells you the true distance of places on a map or globe.

Which type of map shows land forms, bodies of water, etc.?

• physical maps

• political maps

• old maps

• all maps

What map feature can help you determine the approximate distance between two locations?

• map scale

• key

• title

• distance calculator