Social Studies Week 5

Explain how mapmaking has changed throughout history. Include details about technology in your response.

Flagler County is located on which of the following?

• Gulf of Mexico

• east coast of Florida

• Tampa Bay

• Indian River

What is Highlands County in Florida best known for?

• the U.S. Grand Prix auto race

• the fastest-growing population

• the highest elevation in Florida

• the swamp cabbage dip

If you wanted to find the Capital City of Orange County, FL, which type of map should you use?

• physical map

• cartographic map

• political map

• road map

Suppose you are making a map and you use a photograph taken from an airplane to help you draw the map. Which kind of source is the photo?

• secondary source

• avionic source

• cartographic source

• primary source

If you had only a physical map of Florida, which of the following lists of items could you easily locate?

• Disney World, Sebring Raceway, Kennedy Space Center

• the Rocky Mountains, the Mississippi River, the Great Lakes

• Lake Okeechobee, the highest elevation in Florida, the Florida Keys

• Dade Battlefield, Big Cypress Indian Reservation, the oldest city (St. Augustine)

While you are reading maps in Social Studies Weekly this year, you may need to find the direction from Pensacola to St. Augustine. Which of the following compasses would you use?

• an object on a map that shows cardinal directions

• a hand-held navigation tool that uses the Earth's magnetic field to point north

• a metal math tool that holds a pencil and is used for drawing circles

• a voice in your head that tells you right from wrong

Which statement correctly describes the prime meridian and equator?

• The prime meridian is parallel to the equator

• The prime meridian is perpendicular to the equator

• The prime meridian is 180 degrees away from the equator

• The prime meridian is north of the equator

What type of things appear in a map key/ legend?

• physical features, such as mountains and lakes, only

• interstates, roads and bike paths only

• physical and political features, symbols

• bodies of water, such as oceans, lakes and rivers, only

Explain the difference between physical maps and political maps.