Mapping Skills

0 degrees latitude; an imaginary line that runs around the middle of Earth, like a belt

• Tropic of Cancer
• Equator
• Prime Meridian
• Tropic of Capricorn

0 degrees longitude; an imaginary line that runs up and down through the United Kingdom

• Prime Meridian
• Equator
• International Date Line

180 degrees longitude; an imaginary line that runs up and down through the Pacific Ocean

• International Date Line
• Equator
• Time Zone Line
• Prime Meridian

a map feature that shows the directions on a map (north, south, east, and west)

• Compass Rose
• Direction Device
• Cardinal Directions

a map feature that explains the meaning of colors and symbols used on the map

• Map Key
• Map Contents
• Map Glossary
• Map Index

a map feature that compares distance on a map to the real distance 

• Scale
• Odemeter
• Latitude
• Longitude

imaginary lines on a map that run east and west (horizontal)

• Latitude
• Longitude

imaginary lines on a map that run up and down (vertical)

• Latitude
• Longitude

the hemisphere that is NORTH of the Equator

• Northern Hemisphere
• Southern Hemisphere
• Eastern Hemisphere
• Western Hemisphere

the hemisphere that is SOUTH of the Equator

• Northern Hemisphere
• Southern Hemisphere
• Eastern Hemisphere
• Western Hemisphere