Unit 2 Vocabulary Words

A globe is:

• a round object

• a round representation of the Earth

• a map

• an object that tells direction

What is a map?

• a diagram of an area of land

• a round representation of the Earth

• a piece of map with colors

• describes what you see on a diagram

A compass rose is:

• a map

• a square showing directions on a map

• a circle showing directions on a map

• a round object that shows an area of land

What are cardinal directions?

• North, South, East, West

• North, South, up, down

• left, right, up, down

• East, West, left, right

What are the intermediate directions?

• Northeast

• Southeast

• Northwest

• Southwest

The equator is:

• an imaginary line dividing the Earth in half North and South

• An imaginary line dividing the Earth in half East and West

• a real line dividing the Earth in half North and South

• a real line dividing the Earth in half East and West

The prime meridian is:

• an imaginary line dividing the Earth in half North and South

• An imaginary line dividing the Earth in half East and West

• a real line dividing the Earth in half North and South

• a real line dividing the Earth in half East and West

What is latitude and longitude?

• real lines that run across the Earth North and South, and East and West

• a emergency operator you can call when you get lost

• a type of map

• imaginary lines that run across the Earth North and South, and East and West

A map key and a map legend are the same thing.

• True

• False

A map key/legend:

• is a map

• is a circle showing direction on a map

• are symbols on a map to represent parts of the map