map skills

One of the Earth's seven large bodies of land

• landform

• continent

• ocean

• equator

Where a place is located in relation to another place

• legend

• absolute location

• address

• relative location

Distance east or west of the prime meridian

• longitude

• latitude

• legend

• equator

A guide that explains the real distances on Earth and the distances on the map

• cardinal directions

• scale

• absolute location

• hemisphere

Distance north or south of the equator

• latitude

• longitude

• legend

• landform

The exact position of a place on the Earth's surface

• relative location

• equator

• absolute location

• continent

Half of the Earth

• hemisphere

• equator

• prime meridian

• landform

Tells you what each symbol on the map stands for

• scale

• relative location

• legend

• continent

Imaginary circle around the middle of the Earth

• legend

• equator

• scale

• continent

A shape on the Earth's surface, such as a mountain or hill

• landform

• hemisphere

• continent

• relative location