6th Grade Map Skills

Easily portable is an advantage of ____________.

• Maps

• Globes

Accurate distance and size is an advantage of ____________.

• Maps

• Globes

Not detailed is a disadvantage of ____________.

• Maps

• Globes

Distortion is a disadvantage of ____________.

• Maps

• Globes

Why are maps of the world distorted?

• The mapmakers have bad printers.

• It's impossible to accurately flatten a sphere.

• Mapmakers have not always had accurate measurements of the Earth.

What are latitude and longitude?

• a relationship between actual distance and distance on a map

• a system of lines used to locate places

• borders that separate countries

What hemispheres is the United States located in? (Pick TWO)

• North

• South

• East

• West

Lines of latitude are measured

• north and south

• east and west

Lines of longitude are measured

• north and south

• east and west

The line of latitude that is 0’ is called the

• Equator

• Prime Meridian