Map Parts/Lat Long

What explains the symbols used on a map

• Title

• Scale

• Legend

• Orientation

What tells you what the map is about

• Title

• Orientation

• Author

• Legend

This gives you direction on a map

• Title

• Orientation

• Legend

• Scale

This explains the relationship between distance on a map and real-life distance

• Orientation

• Legend

• Model

• Scale

The equator cuts the Earth into North and South

• Latitudes

• Longitudes

• Hemispheres

• Time Zones

________________ cuts the Earth into East and West hemispheres

• Latitude and Longitude

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• International Date Line

Lines of ________________ measure distances North and South of the Equator

• longitude

• latitude

• hemispheres

• GPS

Lines of _________________ measure distances East and West of the _____________________

• Latitude, Prime Meridian

• Longitude, Equator

• Longitude, Prime Meridian

• Latitude, Equator

GPS stands for...

• Geographically Placed Spots

• Global Point of Service

• Global Positioning System

• Geographic Positioning Satellites

Another name for lines of latitude are __________________ , while lines of longitude can be called ___________________

• Meridians, Parallels

• Parallels, Meridians

• Grid, Coordinates

• Sideways, Up and Down