Map Skills Vocabulary

What is a compass rose?

• shows the direction of north on a map.

• a legend that gives symbols to explain a map

• a ration comparing the measurement on a map to actual distance between locations.

• a map that shows countries, cities, and major cities. Usually has significant bodies of water.

What is a map key?

• shows the direction of north on a map.

• a ration comparing the measurement on a map to actual distance between locations.

• a legend that gives symbols to explain a map

• a map that shows countries, cities, and major cities. Usually has significant bodies of water.

What is a map scale?

• shows the direction of north on a map.

• a ration comparing the measurement on a map to actual distance between locations.

• a legend that gives symbols to explain a map

• a map that shows countries, cities, and major cities. Usually has significant bodies of water.

What is a political map?

• shows the direction of north on a map.

• a ration comparing the measurement on a map to actual distance between locations.

• focuses on the geography of an area; shows landforms

• a map that shows countries, cities, and major cities. Usually has significant bodies of water.

What is a physical map?

• shows the direction of north on a map.

• a ration comparing the measurement on a map to actual distance between locations.

• focuses on the geography of an area; shows landforms

• a map that shows countries, cities, and major cities. Usually has significant bodies of water.

What is a hemisphere?

• shows the direction of north on a map.

• a half a sphere; norther & southern divided by the equator; western and eastern divided by the Prime Meridian

• focuses on the geography of an area; shows landforms

• a map that shows countries, cities, and major cities. Usually has significant bodies of water.

Where is the Northern Hemisphere?

• half of the earth that lies east of the Prime Meridian

• half of the earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian

• half of the earth that lies south of the Equator

• half of the earth that lies north of the Equator

Where is the Southern Hemisphere?

• half of the earth that lies east of the Prime Meridian

• half of the earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian

• half of the earth that lies south of the Equator

• half of the earth that lies north of the Equator

Where is the Western Hemisphere?

• half of the earth that lies east of the Prime Meridian

• half of the earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian

• half of the earth that lies south of the Equator

• half of the earth that lies north of the Equator

Where is the Eastern Hemisphere?

• half of the earth that lies east of the Prime Meridian

• half of the earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian

• half of the earth that lies south of the Equator

• half of the earth that lies north of the Equator