Map Skills

One of the Earth's seven large bodies of land.

• Continent

• State

• Ocean

• Country

This tells you what each symbol on the map stands for.

• Key

• Indicator

• Legend

• Scale

North, East, South, West are what?

• Landforms

• Cardinal Directions

• Intermediate Directions

• Geography

Northwest, Northeast, Southeast, Southwest are what?

• Intermediate Directions

• Prime Meridian

• Intersections

• Cardinal Directions

A guide that explains the relationship between real distances on earth and distances on a map.

• Region

• Legend

• Scale

• Landform

What is the name of the line at 0 degrees latitude?

• Equator
• Prime Meridian
• International Date Line
• Arctic Circle

What is the name of the line at 0 degrees longitude?

• Equator
• Prime Meridian
• International Date Line
• Arctic Circle

What is this object known as?

• Map symbol
• Map key
• Map scale
• Compass rose

What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?

• Equator
• Prime Meridian
• North Pole
• South Pole

Latitude and longitude are measured in ________.

• inches
• feet
• degrees
• grams