Map Skills Vocab

Front

Which map feature shows north, south, east, and west?

Back

compass rose

Front

What map feature consists of imaginary lines that help us determine location?

Back

Grid

Front

What explains the symbols and shading on a map?

Back

Legend or Key

Front

What tells you the type of map?

Back

Title

Front

What shows you how much space on a map represents a real distance?

Back

Scale Bar

Front

What means half of the world?

Back

Hemisphere

Front

Imaginary line at 0 degrees running east to west, dividing Earth into northern and southern hemispheres.

Back

Equator

Front

What is an imaginary line at 0 degrees that runs from north to south and divides the Earth into the eastern and western hemispheres?

Back

Prime Meridian

Front

What imaginary lines run east to west? (hint: another name for them is parallel lines)

Back

Latitude

Front

What imaginary line runs north to south? *hint: another name for them is meridian

Back

Longitude