SW Week 15: Map Skills

A __________ map shows the borders of regions, countries, states and cities.

• physical

• population

• political

• climate

A __________ map shows the overall weather of an area, whether it is cold, warm, wet, or dry!

• physical

• population

• political

• climate

A __________ map shows the number of people living in different areas of a city, state, region, or country.

• physical

• population

• political

• climate

Vertical lines going around the Earth from the North to South Poles and showing how far east or west places are from the Prime Meridian are called _______________.

• relative location.

• absolute location.

• longitude lines.

• latitude lines.

Horizontal lines of __________ show how far north and south places are from the Equator.   

• relative location

• absolute location

• longitude

• latitude

The _________ divides the Earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres.

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Time Zones

• International Date Line

The primary line of longitude dividing the world into Eastern and Western hemispheres is called the _____________.

• time zone

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• latitude

Click on the map to make it bigger. use the alphanumeric grid to find the continent located at N 11.

• South America

• North America

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

Click on the map to make it bigger. use the alphanumeric grid to find the ocean located at H 3.

• Atlantic Ocean

• Pacific Ocean

• Indian Ocean

• Arctic Ocean