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2 What is this part of the map called? What is it used for?

3 Imaginary lines that run north to south, measured in degrees west and east
longitude or meridians

4 What type of map is this? What do we learn from it?

5 Imaginary lines that run east to west, measured in degrees north and south.
latitude or parallels

6 Name the 3 mountain ranges and 3 major plains in the United States
Appalachian, Rocky, and Sierra Nevada Great Plains, Central Plains, and Coastal Plains

7 What kind of map is this? . 10 points Montana TEXAS Florida Washington
Idaho Montana N. Dakota Minnesota Oregon Michigan New York Wisconsin S. Dakota Wyoming California Pennsylvania Nevada Iowa Nebraska Ohio Utah Indiana Colorado Virginia Missouri Kansas Vermont Kentucky N. Carolina Arizona Tennesse New Mexico Oklahoma TEXAS Arkansas S. Carolina Georgia Mississippi Alabama Louisiana Florida New jersey Hawaii Alaska Washington DC . Maine 10 points Rhode Island Massachusetts New Hampshire Illinois Delaware Maryland W. Virginia Connecticut

8 What type of map is this?

9 A small map in a box that gives more detail about an area of the map (zooms in)
inset

10 A small map in a box or circle-shows where the map area is located
locator

11 Explain the lines on these maps.

12 What type of map is this?

13 rivers: Mississippi, Rio Grande, St. Lawrence
Name the 3 rivers, 2 major bodies of water, and 3 oceans that are in or surround North America. rivers: Mississippi, Rio Grande, St. Lawrence major bodies of water: Great Lakes & Gulf of Mexico 3 oceans:Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic

14 Great Plains Great Basin United States Mexico Central Plains Canada Coastal Plains Atlantic Ocean Great Lakes Sierra Nevada Mountains Pacific Ocean Mississippi River Gulf of Mexico Rocky Mountains St. Lawrence River Rio Grande River Appalachian Mountains Arctic Ocean

15 Name the 3 main countries in North America
Canada, Mexico, United States of America

16 Shows the height of land above sea level
elevation

17 What type of map is this?

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19 What do you call this box?
Inset Map

20 What is this part of the map called?
What does it show us? Write in the intermediate directions correctly.

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22 Of what part of the map is this a picture
Of what part of the map is this a picture? What do you call the bus and the star, etc. in the box? 10 points

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24 SE N NW W SW E NE S

25 Name these two lines on the map above.

26 What happens to time as you move EAST or WEST of the prime meridian?

27 Name the 5 themes of Geography
Location, Place, Region, Movement, Interaction between humans and environment,


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