Unit 1: Intro to Geo Review

What is the map title?

• A list of the symbols that appear on the map

• latitude and longitude lines

• A part that tells the subject of the map or what the map is about

• North, South, East, and West

What is the map key?

• Tells the subject of the map or what the map is about

• A list of the symbols that appear on the map

• The ratio of the distance on the map to the corresponding distance on the ground

• Horizontal and vertical lines that divide the map into squares that form a grid

What is the compass rose?

• A circle or star shape showing the principal directions on a map

• Tells the subject of the map or what the map is about

• Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, and Southwest

• A large body of saltwater

What are grid lines?

• A circle or star shape showing the principal directions on a map

• a list of symbols that appear on a map

• North, South, East, and West

• A series of horizontal and vertical lines that divide a map into squares that from a gride (latitude and longitude)

What is the map scale?

• A list of the symbols that appear on the map

• The ratio of a distance on the map to the corresponding distance on the ground

• tells the subject of the map or what the map is about

• a large area geographically, boundaries are legally defined (Ex: Italy)

What is a political map?

• a map that displays a variety of weather characteristics

• A map showing roads and highways

• Half of the earth sphere, or globe

• a map showing geographic boundaries

What is a physical map?

• A map showing the resources in an area

• A map that shows the physical characteristics of an area

• A map that uses contour lines to show the physical characteristics

• A map that shows geographic boundaries

What is the prime meridian?

• grid lines

• 0 degrees latitude

• half of the earth, sphere, or globe

• 0 degrees longitude

What is the equator?

• 0 degrees latitude

• Half of the earth, sphere, or globe

• 0 degrees longitude

• lines that run north and south

What are lines of latitude?

• Lines that run east to west but measure north and south

• lines that run south and west

• lines that run east and north

• Lines that run north to south but measure east and west