Basic Map Skills

Front

North, South, East, and West

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cardinal directions

Front

Which direction normally is pointing to the top of the page on a map?

Back

North

Front

This is an image of a 

Back

Compass Rose

Front

This is a picture of a

Back

scale

Front

The 0 degree line of latitude

Back

equator

Front

The part of the map that displays the symbols used within the map

Back

legend

Front

Imaginary lines that run east and west but measure in degrees north and south

Back

parallels

Front

The part of the map that displays the symbols used within the map

Back

key

Front

Represents an item on a map

Back

symbols

Front

Tells what the map is about

Back

title