Map Skills

An example of Relative location is

• My house is across the street from the school.

• 82 South Park Ave.

• 13325 SW 87 Ave, Miami, Fl. 33156

• 75⁰ N, 165⁰ W

_____ location is the exact spot on earth a place is found.

• absolute

• exact

• pinpoint

• accurate

The earth can be divided into four halves known as _____.

• fractions

• semaphores

• moieties

• hemispheres

The imaginary lines that run parallel with the prime meridian are called ______.

• parallels

• lines of longitude

• lines of latitude

• meridians

The Equator divides our Earth into what two hemispheres?

• Eastern & Western Hemispheres

• Southern & Eastern Hemispheres

• Northern & Southern Hemispheres

Our Earth is divided into how many hemispheres?

• 2

• 3

• 4

Using relative location, what direction is South America from North America?

• North

• South

What is the name of the line at zero degrees longitude?

• Equator
• Prime Meridian
• North Pole
• South Pole

What is the name of this line at 0 degrees latitude?

• Prime Meridian
• Equator
• North Pole
• South Pole

North, South, East and West are all called the ____________________ directions.

• main
• cardinal
• four
• intermediate

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CCSS.RI.5.7

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