Vocab🌎

Question 1

Cardinal directions

Answer 1

the four main directions on a compass

Question 2

Cartographer

Answer 2

someone who makes maps

Question 3

globe

Answer 3

a representation of the earth in a spherical, like ball

Question 4

key

Answer 4

explains what colors of symbols mean on a map (also called a legend

Question 5

map

Answer 5

representation of an area on a flat surface

Question 6

compass

Answer 6

a instrument that determines directions

Question 7

continent

Answer 7

one of the main land masses on earth

Question 8

country

Answer 8

a specific land controlled by the same government

Question 9

equator

Answer 9

an imaginary circle around the largest part of the earth that separates the northern and southern hemispheres

Question 10

hemisphere

Answer 10

one half of a sphere

Question 11

latitude

Answer 11

imaginary lines that run east and west around the earth

Question 12

longitude

Answer 12

imaginary lines that run north and south from pole to pole

Question 13

ordinal directions

Answer 13

directions equally spaced between the cardinal directions

Question 14

physical map

Answer 14

shows features on the land

Question 15

political map

Answer 15

shows the shapes and lines where borders of countries are and symbols for cities and landmarks

Question 16

prime meridian

Answer 16

an imaginary line that runs around the earth going north and south

Question 17

special purpose map

Answer 17

uses colors and lines to show specific features such as language, population, or pollution