Maps, Latitude & Longitude, 5 Themes of Geography

The type of map in this picture shows geographical features like mountains, forests and deserts. What type of Map is it?

• Physical Map

• Choropleth Map

• Political Map

• Road Map

The map in this picture shows names of countries and cities, as well as borders between states or countries. What type of map is it?

• Choropleth Map

• Road Map

• Political Map

• Physical Map

Also called a thematic map, this type of map is colored to represent statistical data. What type of map is it?

• Political Map

• Physical Map

• Road Map

• Choropleth Map

This type of map shows the various streets, highways and ROADS of a location. What type of map is it?

• Political Map

• Road Map

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• Physical Map

• Choropleth Map

This is a picture of Gerardus Mercator. He was an old-timey map maker. What is another name for a map maker?

• A Floosledorf

• A Whoosey-whatsit

• A Thing a ma jig

• A Cartographer

This is found on most maps. What is it called?

This is called a map scale. It helps convert the map to real life. What does it measure between the map and real world?

• Temperature

• Height

• Distance

• Weight

Which direction is Ohio from Indiana?

• North

• South

• East

• West

Which direction is Kentucky from Indiana?

• Northwest

• Southwest

• Northeast

• Southeast

If you lived in Georgia and you wanted to go to South Carolina, which direction would you travel?

• Northwest

• Northeast

• Southwest

• Southeast