Map Vocab Quiz NYS Geography

The main directions on a globe or a map (N,S,E,W) are called...

• Compass Rose

• Cardinal Directions

• Symbol

• Compass

We live on the _________ and __________ hemispheres

• Northern and Western

• Eastern and Southern

• Northern and Southern

• Western and Southern

A drawing on a map that shows cardinal directions

• Map Scale

• Map Key

• Compass Rose

• Symbol

The __________ gives the meaning of symbols on a map

• Symbol Map

• Map Key

• Map Scale

• Globe

A large body of water is called an...

• Waterfall

• River

• Ocean

• Pond

What are the in-between directions on a globe or a map called? (NE, NW, SE, SW)

• Cardinal Directions

• Map Key

• Hemispheres

• Intermediate Directions

A large body of land is called a

• Continent

• State

• Island

• Equator

A ___________ is the term for anything that stands for something else.

• Symbol

• Map Key

• Scale

• Clue

The name of our country is...

• New York

• The United States of America

• Clarence

• Buffalo

A _____________ is half of a globe

• Country

• Continent

• Hemisphere

• Latitude Line