Map Skills

The equator divides what two hemispheres?

• East and West
• North and South 

An imaginary line that divides the eastern and western hemispheres?

• equator
• longitude
• latitude
• prime meridian

Which of the following is NOT a cardinal direction?

• North
• West
• Southeast
• East

What hemisphere do you live in?

• Canadian
• Northern
• Southern
• Mexican

The four main points of the compass North, South, East, and West.

• Compass Rose
• Cardinal Directions
• Intermediate Directions
• Map Scale

What is the name of this part of the map?

• Legend

• Title

• Compass Rose

• Map Scale

What part of a map would you find symbols?

• Compass Rose

• Map Key

• Title

• Map Scale

Measures distance from the equator. These lines run east and west and measure north and south.

• Cardinal Directions
• Latitude Lines
• Longitude Lines
• Intermediate Directions

A _________ is used to represent real objects on the map such as a building, road, lake, tree, mountain, etc.

• Symbol
• Compass Rose
• Map Scale
• Merdian

__________ measures distance from the Prime Meridian.  These imaginary lines run from the north pole to the south pole.  These lines run north and south and measure east or wes

• Latitude 
• Longitude
• Lines
• Equator