Map Skills Review

Front

A measure of distance on Earth that is east or west of the Prime Meridian

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longitude

Front

Half a sphere; There are four -- Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western

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hemisphere

Front

A measure of distance on Earth that is north or south of the equator

Back

latitude

Front

A small drawing on map that shows direction

Back

compass rose

Front

Anything that stands for something else

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symbol

Front

Earth has SEVEN great bodies of land. They are called _____

Back

continents

Front

The crisscrossing lines of latitude and longitude form the ____________ found on a map or globe.

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global grid

Front

An explanation of what the symbols on a map represent

Back

map key (legend)

Front

The relationship between the distance shown on a map and the real distance on Earth

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map scale

Front

An imaginary line that lies halfway between the Northern and Southern Hemisphere, at 0 degrees LATITUDE

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equator