Mapping Vocabulary

A ___________________ is a small round model of the earth that shows the shapes and locations of the Earth’s continents and oceans.

• symbol

• title page

• map

• globe

A globe often shows the lines that divide the Earth into halves called ______________________

• longitude

• latitude

• hemispheres

• cardinal directions

Lines of ___________________ measure the distance east and west of the prime meridian

• latitude

• longitude

• compass rose

• intermediate directions

Lines of _____________________are lines that measure the distance north and south of the equator

• latitude

• globe

• longitude

• prime meridian

Every map has a ____________________ that tells you what the map is about

• map

• map title

• compass rose

• cardinal directions

In order to show information, maps use _______________ or small drawings, lines, or colors that stand for specific thing

• cardinal directions

• compass rose

• symbols

• globe

The map ________________________ or key, tells what each symbol on the map stands for.

• symbol

• directions

• legend

• globe

. A map that shows landforms such as mountains, plains, deserts, and bodies of water is called a _________________ ______________

• physical map

• topographical map

• battle map

• zoo map

Maps show direction and distance. A _________________ _______________is a symbol that shows directions on a map.

• symbols

• sphere globe

• cardinal directions

• compass rose

North, south, east and west are called the _____________________ ____________________

• cardinal directions

• intermediate directions

• compass rose

• hemispheres