Map Skills

Front

What tells us what the map is about?

Back

title

Front

The _______________________ explains what the symbols on the map stand for.

Back

map key

Front

What helps us know what directions we need to go on a map?

Back

compass rose

Front

_______________________ divide the Earth in half.

Back

Hemispheres

Front

You can use the ___________________________ to know the distance between 2 places on Earth.

Back

map scale

Front

Lines of _________________are flat lines that start at the equator.

Back

latitude

Front

A ______________ is a flat diagram of the Earth's surface.

Back

map

Front

A ______________ is a scale model of the Earth.

Back

globe

Front

The Earth's land is divided into seven large land masses called _______________.

Back

continents

Front

The lines of ___________________ are measured north and south along the prime meridian.

Back

longitude