Map Skills Vocab Flashcard

Front

Parallel of latitude north of the equator; northern boundary of the Torrid Zone.

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Tropic of Cancer

Front

Direction between two cardinal points

Back

Intermediate directions

Front

What each symbol on the map stands for

Back

legend

Front

One of Earth's seven large landmasses

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continent

Front

Imaginary line around Earth between North and South Pole

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equator

Front

Line of longitude at 0°

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Prime Meridian

Front

Imaginary line measuring distance north/south of the equator

Back

latitude

Front

One of the four main points of the Compass Rose

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Cardinal Directions

Front

Imaginary line measuring distance east/west of the prime meridian

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Longitude

Front

Guide for real distances vs. map distances

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scale