Map Vocabulary

Question 1

Map Key

Answer 1

Explanation of the symbols on a map

Question 2

Compass ROse

Answer 2

Directional marker on a map

Question 3

Equator

Answer 3

The imaginary line that devides the world between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres

Question 4

North Pole

Answer 4

Northernmost point on the Earth, 90 degrees north

Question 5

South Pole

Answer 5

Southernmost point on the Earth. 90 degrees south

Question 6

Hemisphere

Answer 6

Half of a sphere or globe

Question 7

Map Symbols

Answer 7

The use of symbols to present information on a mapL

Question 8

Latitude

Answer 8

Imaginary lines running est and west around the globe

Question 9

Longitude

Answer 9

Imaginary vertical lines from poleto pole on the globe

Question 10

Tropic of Cancer

Answer 10

Imaginary line of latitude located at 23.5 degrees North

Question 11

Tropic of Capricorn

Answer 11

Imaginary line of latitude locared at 23.5 degrees South

Question 12

TIme Zones

Answer 12

The devision of the world into 24 zones. Each zone representes 15 degrees longitude

Question 13

Map Scale

Answer 13

A certain measurement on a map represents a certain measurement on the Earth’s surface

Question 14

Intermediate Directions

Answer 14

Directions on a compass rose that show northeast, northwest, southeast and southwest

Question 15

Prime Meridian

Answer 15

Zero degrees longitude

Question 16

International Date Line

Answer 16

Line of longitude located at 180 degrees in the Pacific Ocean

Question 17

Physical Map

Answer 17

Shows the physical features on the Earth’s surface

Question 18

Weather Map

Answer 18

A map showing the state of the weather over a large area

Question 19

Climate Zone Map

Answer 19

Show climate zones in a specific area

Question 20

Historical Map

Answer 20

Map made to illustrate some past geographical situation or event

Question 21

Landforms Map

Answer 21

Locations of landforms in a place such as mountains, hills, plateaus, plains, and bodies of water

Question 22

Road Map

Answer 22

A map showing the roads of a city, state, or other area

Question 23

Time Zones Map

Answer 23

Show regions of the gloe that observes a standard time

Question 24

Political Map

Answer 24

Shows the boundaries of countries, continents on a map

Question 25

Special Purpose Map

Answer 25

Maps that emphasize a single idea about an area

Question 26

Bar Graphs

Answer 26

Shows comparisons, making high and lows stand out clearly

Question 27

Circle Graphes

Answer 27

Use percentages to show how the barts of the whole compare

Question 28

Line Graphs

Answer 28

Show changes in two variables, or changing sets of circumstances

Question 29

Pictographs

Answer 29

Special graphs using a picture of the subject to present important information