20 questions
Which of the type of map is this?
Physical map
Political map
Road map
Useless map
Why do political maps change and physical maps don't?
Physical maps are updated more frequently than political maps.
Everytime there is an election, the physical map has to change.
Because if a country invades another country, the borders change.
Everytime there is an election, the political map changes.
What might you find on a historical map?
Mountains, lakes, and rivers
Height of elevation
A compass rose
Information about a battle between armies
If you're having trouble finding out what the symbols on the map represent, where could you look?
The back of the map
The map legend
The title of the map
The compass rose
What is an example of a label you could find on a political map?
The name of the country
The symbol that shows which way north is
A line of latitude
A line of longitude
If you were looking at a map of the world and wanted to find the exact location of a country, what would you look for?
The map legend
Lines of latitude and longitude
Symbols
The map key
What can you find on nearly every map?
Borders of countries
Lines of elevation
Symbols representing natural resources
The location of Starbucks
A map's scale indicates that 1 cm equals 10 km. Two cities are 8 cm apart. How far apart are they in real life?
10 km
8 km
80 km
800 km
The study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the distribution of populations and resources, land use, and industries.
Geology
Genome
Geography
Geode
An imaginary line or meridian measuring east or west of the prime meridian.
longitude
langoustine
latitude
geography
What is a person who makes maps is called?
A geologist
Christopher Columbus's brother
A college graduate
A cartographer