Map Skills

the distance east to west of the prime meridian-they run up and down the globe (long)

• longitude

• latitude

• hemisphere

• legend

the distance north or south of the equator-run across the globe

• longitude

• latitude

• scale

• hemisphere

a key to the symbols used on a map

• legend

• scale

• hemisphere

• compass rose

a character, letter or similar graphic used on a map to represent different things

• scale

• legend

• symbol

• compass rose

a circle showing the cardinal directions printed on a map or a chart

• compass rose

• physical map

• latitude

• political map

show human created features such as country and state boundaries, cities, highways, roads, and railroads

• political map

• physical map

• hemisphere

• symbol

show the natural features of the earth, such as the location and names of mountains, rivers, valleys, oceans, and deserts

• physical map

• political map

• compass rose

• scale

shown on a map to indicate the relationship between a certain distance on a map to the distance on the ground

• scale

• symbol

• legend

• compass rose

one of the halves of the earth as divided by the equator or the meridian

• hemisphere

• scale

• symbol

• legend