Geography vocabulary

What is a small, round model of the Earth?

• map

• atlas

• globe

• scale

This kind of map tells you where you can locate cities and states.

• political map

• physical map

• special purpose map

• economic map

If I were going on a trip, I would take this book of maps with me.

• special purpose

• physical map

• map key

• atlas

Another word for this is term is a "legend", which describes the symbols on a map.

• map key

• globe

• latitude

• scale

These lines measure the distance E and W of the Prime Meridian.

• latitude

• degrees

• longitude

• equator

These lines show the distance N and S of the Equator. They are horizontal.

• Prime Meridian

• longitude

• regions

• latitude

I would use this map to know what the land is like in a certain area.

• political map

• special purpose map

• cultural map

• physical map

These lines create a grid on a map so we can locate exact places.

• scales

• degrees

• equator

• symbols

This tool helps us to measure distance on a map.

• scale

• map key

• location

• continents

This map uses color and usually tells about one specific feature of a place.

• place map

• political map

• physical map

• special purpose map