Map Skills

Measures distance from the equator. These lines run east and west and measure north and south.

• Cardinal Directions
• Latitude Lines
• Longitude Lines
• Intermediate Directions

__________ identifies distances on a map.  It refers to the relationship (or ratio) between distance on a map and the matching distance on the earth.

• Map Scale
• Cardinal Directions
• Intermediate Directions
• Symbols

This type of map shows physical features of the land, including valleys, canyons, plains, and mountains.

• Political
• Physical
• Time Zones
• Map Key

A _________ is used to represent real objects on the map such as a building, road, lake, tree, mountain, etc.

• Symbol
• Compass Rose
• Map Scale
• Merdian

__________ measures distance from the Prime Meridian.  These imaginary lines run from the north pole to the south pole.  These lines run north and south and measure east or wes

• Latitude 
• Longitude
• Lines
• Equator

 This type of map shows governmental boundaries of countries, states, and/or counties.  It sometimes includes cities, roads, and significant bodies of water.

• Physical
• Political
• Product
• Map

Using lines of latitude and longitude to find an exact location is...

• Absolute Location
• Relative Location
• Prime Meridian
• Place

Relative location is...

• how to get to a place
• finding the location of a place by describing its location from another place
• not a real thing
• exactly where something is located

A map that shows information about past events and where they occurred.

• war map
• hysterical map
• political map
• historical map

A _____ tells us what the map is about.

• Summary
• Story
• Title
• Conclusion