Map and Globe Review

What is a round model of the Earth called? Answer: a globe

Name the four cardinal directions. Answer: North, South, East and West

What is the imaginary line that separates the northern and southern hemispheres called? Answer: the equator

Name the 7 continents Answer: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, Antarctica and Africa

Name the four oceans. Answer: Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean and Arctic Ocean

Which 2 hemispheres does the prime meridian divide the earth into? Answer: Eastern and Western Hemispheres

What is half a sphere called? Answer: a hemisphere

One of the Earth’s seven great bodies of land is called a ____________. Answer: continent

Answer: Prime Meridian What is the imaginary line that separates the eastern and western hemispheres called? Answer: Prime Meridian

Which map shows information such as cities, capitals, states, and countries? Answer: Political Map

Which map shows information about past events and where they occurred? Answer: Historical Map

Which map shows natural features of the Earth? Answer: Physical Map

What shows the relationship between distances on a map and actual distances? Answer: scale

Answer: Map Key or Legend What explains what each symbol on a map stands for? (It goes by two names.) Answer: Map Key or Legend

A picture of the Earth’s surface that shows the distance, direction, and size of a place is called a ____________. Answer: map

A person who makes map is called a ___________. Answer: Cartographer

Bonus: What hemispheres do we live in? Answer: Northern and Western Hemisphere