Map Skills

What is the Zero degree line of latitude called

• Prime Meridian

• Greenwich Meridian

• Equator

• Parallel Meridian

What is the zero degree line of longitude called?

• Prime Meridian

• Greenwich Mereidian

• Equator

• Parallel Meridian

What does a map scale do?

• Tells the meaning of symbols on a map

• Tells what timezone you are in

• Tells what the map is describing

• Tells how much the map has been reduced

What lists the four basic directions

• Map title

• Map scale

• Symbol

• Compass Rose

Which is not a basic/cardinal direction

• North

• Southwest

• East

• South

Which is not an intermediate direction?

• Southwest

• Southeast

• North

• Norhtwest

What is this object known as?

• map symbol
• map key
• map scale
• compass rose

A _______________ is exactly half of the earth.

• Equator
• Hemisphere
• Tropic of Cancer
• Arctic Circle

What line divides the earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres?

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Latitude

• Longitude

What lines run from South to North alongside the Prime Meridian?

• latitude (parallels)

• longitude (meridians)

• Equator

• Prime Meridian