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Parts of Maps
Types of Maps
Continents &Oceans
The Compass
Skills Practice
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What part of the map tells you the topic of the map?
The Title
What part of the map helps to orientate the map?
The Compass Rose
What part of the map shows what thesymbols or colors on the map represent?
The Key or Legend
What part of the map tells the actual distance on Earth?
The Scale
What part of the map shows where on the globe the area of the map
is located?
The Locator Globe
What type of map showstowns, states, or countries?
A Political Map
What type of mapsshow mountains, plateaus, rivers,
etc?
A Physical Map
What type of maps show
where desert or rain forest regions are found
on Earth?
A Special Purpose Map or
Climate Map
What do we call mapsthat can be any topic?
Special Purpose Maps
DAILY DOUBLE!
What type of maps show how long people
live?
Special Purpose or Life Expectancy Maps
What continent dowe live on?
North America
How many oceansare there?
Four or Five if you count
The Southern Ocean
What is located westof Australia and south
of Asia?
The Indian Ocean
Spell the name ofthe most southern
continent.
Antarctica
What continent borders
the Indian and Arctic Oceans?
Asia
Name the cardinal directions.
North, South, East, and West
Name the intermediate directions.
Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, and Southwest
How many degrees are there on a compass?
360º
DAILY DOUBLE!
If your heading is 225ºwhat direction are you going?
Southwest
Name four parts of a compass.
Dial, Asthmas Ring, Magnetic Needle
Orienting Arrow, Direction Of Travel Arrow
Base, Scales, Vile
What directionis Spain fromFrance?
Southwest
What interstate would you take to get from Butte, MT to Great Falls, MT?
I-15
DAILY DOUBLE!DAILY DOUBLE!
How far is it fromCedar Rapids to Chicago?
Approximately 225 miles
Most people in northern Africa speak what language?
Arabic
What region does themap show?
Oceania
Final Jeopardy QuestionFinal Jeopardy Question
When it is fall in the Northern Hemisphere, where do the
Sun’s rays strike the earth?
The Equator
