Studies Weekly: Week 3 Maps and Globes

In the medieval period, maps would be pointed ______-side up.

• north

• south

• east

• west

Which of these would be found on a physical map?

HINT: Click 3 ANSWERS!!!!!!!!!!!

• Mississipi River

• the Georgia-Tennessee line

• Rocky Mountains

• Lake Michigan

A collection of road maps is called an _______.

• population maps

• GPS

• atlas

Which technology has replaced road atlases?

• road maps

• GPS

• geographic plans

• magazines

The opposite of the prime meridian is _______.

• equator

• antimeridian

The Imago Mundi and the Mappamundi both show major cities at the center of their maps. These are both examples of maps that are characterized by having what kind of map features?

• cultural

• physical

• topographical

• meridian

Which of these countries can be found west of the prime meridian line?

HINT: Click 2 ANSWERS!!!!!!!

• Mexico

• Canada

• Australia

• Russia

What type of map is this?

• political

• physical

• road map

• river map