Maps

What is the purpose of the map title?

• it tells you the directions

• it tells you what the map is about

• it tells you the miles between 2 locations

• it's there to look cool

This is used to understand what the symbols mean.

• map key

• scale

• grid system

• map title

The compass rose ___

• shows you distance.

• smells good.

• shows you direction.

• makes the map understandable.

The directions north, east, south, and west are what kind of directions?

• Cardinal directions

• Intermediate directions

The directions northeast, southeast, southwest, and southeast are what kind of directions?

• Cardinal directions

• Intermediate directions

This is used to measure the distance between 2 locations?

• grid system

• map key

• map title

• distance scale

A map scale is used because it is impossible to use exact distances on a map.

• True

• False

The parallels that run east to west around a globe are lines of ___.

• latitude

• longitude

The meridians that run north to south are called lines of ___.

• latitude

• longitude

What imaginary line divides the earth into the northern and southern hemisphere?

• Prime Meridian

• Equator