Map Skills Vocab

Front

Map feature showing N, S, E, W?

Back

compass rose

Front

Map feature with imaginary lines for location?

Back

Grid

Front

Symbols and shading on a map are explained by:

Back

Legend or Key

Front

Type of map?

Back

Title

Front

Space on a map vs. real distance?

Back

Scale Bar

Front

Half of the world?

Back

Hemisphere

Front

Imaginary line at 0° dividing Earth into northern and southern hemispheres.

Back

Equator

Front

Imaginary line at 0° dividing Earth into eastern and western hemispheres.

Back

Prime Meridian

Front

Imaginary lines running east to west (also called parallels)

Back

Latitude

Front

Imaginary line running north to south (hint: meridian)

Back

Longitude