maps and geography unit revised october 2011. maps & geography jeopardy vocabulary & map...
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Maps and Geography Unit
Revised October 2011
Maps & Geography Jeopardy
Vocabulary & Map Parts
Oceans
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Final Jeopardy
Finding Coordinates
Imaginary Lines
Continents
$100 Question Vocabulary & Map Parts
In which hemispheres is the United States?
a)northernb)southernc) easternd)western
$100 Answer Vocabulary & Map Parts
Northern and western (a and d).
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$200 Question Vocabulary & Map Parts
A political map:
a) Shows man made boundaries.b) Shows boundaries that can be seen
from outer space.c) Shows land elevations.d) Shows the names of political
leaders.
$200 Answer Vocabulary & Map Parts
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A political map:
a) Shows man made boundaries.
$300 Question Vocabulary & Map Parts
A topographical or physical map
a)Shows man made boundaries.b)Shows boundaries that can be seen from outer space.c)Shows land elevations.d)Shows the names of political leaders.
$300 Answer Vocabulary & Map Parts
A topographical (physical) map
(c) Shows land elevations.
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$400 Question Vocabulary & Map Parts
Identify the directions on this compass rose.
$400 Answer Vocabulary & Map Parts
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N
EW
S
$500 Question Vocabulary & Map Parts
How is a map different from a globe?
$500 Answer Vocabulary & Map Parts
A map is a flat picture of the Earth, and a globe is a model of the Earth.
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$100 Question Imaginary Lines
The equator is:
a) a place at the north pole.b) an imaginary line running around the middle of the Earth on a map or a globe.c) a longitudinal line.d) also called 0 degrees latitude.
$100 Answer Imaginary Lines
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The equator is an imaginary line running around the middle of the Earth on a map or a globe (b) and is also called 0° latitude (d).
$200 Question Imaginary Lines
The prime meridian is
a) a place at the south pole.b) an imaginary line running
from the north pole to the south pole.
c) a line of latitude.d) also called 0° (degrees)
longitude.
$200 Answer Imaginary Lines
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The Prime Meridian is an imaginary line running from the north pole to the south pole and is also called 0° (degrees) longitude (b and d).
$300 Question Imaginary Lines
Which line is the Tropic of Cancer?
A
B
C
D
$300 Answer Imaginary Lines
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Which line is the Tropic of Cancer?
A
$400 Question Imaginary Lines
Which line is the Tropic of Capricorn?
A
B
C
D
$400 Answer Imaginary Lines
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C
$500 Question Imaginary Lines
A. Meridians B. ParallelsC. PolesD. Circles
What is another name for lines of latitude?
$500 Answer Imaginary Lines
What is another name for lines of
latitude?
b. parallels
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$100 Question Oceans
Which ocean is shown in blue on this map?
$100 Answer Oceans
Atlantic Ocean ??
$200 Question Oceans
Which ocean is shown in blue on this map?
$200 Answer Oceans
Pacific Ocean ??
$300 Question Oceans
Which ocean is shown in blue on this map?
$300 Answer Oceans
Arctic Ocean ??
$400 Question Oceans
Which ocean is shown in blue on this map?
$400 Answer Oceans
Indian Ocean
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$500 Question Oceans
The Southern Ocean is located above which continent ?
$500 Answer Oceans
Antarctica??
$100 Question Finding Coordinates
Lines of latitude show you how far north or south a location is from the __________?
$100 Answer Finding Coordinates
Lines of latitude show you how far north or south a
location is from the equator.
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$200 Question Finding Coordinates
Lines of longitude show you how far east or west a
location is from the __________________.
$200 Answer Finding Coordinates
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Lines of longitude show you how far
east or west a location is from the
prime meridian.
$300 Question Finding Coordinates
What continent is found at 30°S 130°E ?
$300 Answer Finding Coordinates
The Rio Grande River divides Texas from Mexico (a).
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Australia is found at 30°S 130°E.
$400 Question Finding Coordinates
What continent is found at 15°N, 0°?
$400 Answer Finding Coordinates
D - Great Lakes Region??
Africa is found at 15°N, 0°?
$500 Question
Finding Coordinates
Give the approximate coordinates for Addis Ababa which is the capital of Ethiopia. (answer must be within 2 degrees)
$500 Answer Finding Coordinates
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia is located at 9°N, 39°E.
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$100 Question Continents
What continent is shown in red on this map?
$100 Answer Continents
Antarctica ??
$200 Question Continents
What continent is shown in purple on this map?
$200 Answer Continents
South America ??
$300 Question Continents
What continent is shown in orange on this map?
$300 Answer Continents
Australia ??
$400 Question Continents
What continent is shown in blue on this map?
$400 Answer Continents
Africa??
$500 Question Continents
Which 2 continents are mostly connected?
$500 Answer Continents
Europe and Asia??
Why is the Pacific Ocean shown in two different
places on a map of the world?
The Pacific Ocean is shown in two places on a map of the world because the world is round, but a map is flat. In order to make it flat, they had to
divide the ocean in half.