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Map vocabulary

Authored by Mia France

English, Geography

5th - 8th Grade

Map vocabulary
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Physical Features

the imaginary circle around the earth that is halfway between the North and South Poles

a map reference indicating a location in terms of a series of vertical and horizontal grid lines identified by numbers or letters

an imaginary line around the earth parallel to the equator and about twenty-three degrees south of it

natural things that you can see all around you. eg. seas, mountains and rivers

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Arctic zone

the section of the earth's surface lying between the Arctic Circle and the North Pole

distance on the earth's surface east or west of an imaginary line on the globe that goes from the north pole to the south pole

the region around the south pole

an imaginary line around the earth parallel to the equator and about twenty-three degrees south of it, representing the southernmost latitude at which the sun is ever directly overhea

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Latitude

distance on the earth's surface east or west of an imaginary line on the globe that goes from the north pole to the south pole

the distance between the equator and a point north or south on the earth's surface. This distance is measured in degrees

the imaginary circle around the earth that is halfway between the North and South Poles

an imaginary line around the earth parallel to the equator and about twenty-three degrees north of it, representing the northernmost latitude at which the sun is ever directly overhead

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Tropic of cancer

an imaginary line around the earth parallel to the equator and about twenty-three degrees south of it, representing the southernmost latitude at which the sun is ever directly overhead

the distance between the equator and a point north or south on the earth's surface. This distance is measured in degrees

an imaginary line around the earth parallel to the equator and about twenty-three degrees north of it, representing the northernmost latitude at which the sun is ever directly overhead

a map reference indicating a location in terms of a series of vertical and horizontal grid lines identified by numbers or letters

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Equator

the distance between the equator and a point north or south on the earth's surface. This distance is measured in degrees

the region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding waters

the meridian passing through Greenwich, England, used as a starting line for the measurement of longitude east and west

the imaginary circle around the earth that is halfway between the North and South Poles

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Grid references

a location in terms of a series of vertical and horizontal grid lines identified by numbers or letters

natural things that you can see all around you. eg. seas, mountains and rivers. They would be here even if there were no people around

either of two halves of the earth. A hemisphere is formed by dividing the earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres at the equator, or into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres at a meridian

the region around the south pole: Antarctica and surrounding waters

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Tropic of capricorn

an imaginary line around the earth parallel to the equator and about twenty-three degrees south of it, representing the southernmost latitude at which the sun is ever directly overhead

distance on the earth's surface east or west of an imaginary line on the globe that goes from the north pole to the south pole

an imaginary line around the earth parallel to the equator and about twenty-three degrees north of it, representing the northernmost latitude at which the sun is ever directly overhead

the imaginary circle around the earth that is halfway between the North and South Poles

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