Map Skills Vocabulary Review

Front

Half of a sphere - in terms of the Earth, there can be Northern and Southern or Eastern and Western

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Hemisphere

Front

Used to measure distance on a map

Back

Front

What do we call the imaginary line that divides the world into eastern and western hemispheres?

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prime meridian

Front

a flat drawing that shows all or part of the earth’s surface

Back

map

Front

a spherical or ball-shaped model of the entire planet

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globe

Front

What is this called?

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Map Key

Front

What is this symbol called?

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Compass Rose

Front

Where do you look to find what the symbols mean on a map? Options: compass rose, map key, title

Back

map key

Front

How do you know what the map is all about? Options: Read the title, Look at the map key, Look at the compass rose

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Read the title

Front

What are the four main directions on a compass rose?

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North, South, East and West