Map Skills

Half of the Earth

• equator

• sphere

• hemisphere

• prime meridian

Imaginary line that splits the Earth into eastern and western hemispheres

• prime meridian

• hemisphere

• equator

• latitude

Imaginary lines running east and west along the globe

• equator

• latitude

• longitude

• hemisphere

Imaginary lines running north and south along the globe

• equator

• latitude

• longitude

• hemisphere

Imaginary line that splits the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres

• equator

• latitude

• longitude

• prime meridian

One of the Earths largest land areas (there are 7)

• country

• continent

• ocean

A huge body of salt water (there are 5)

• lake

• pond

• ocean

A nation with its own government and territory

• country

• continent

What is the shape of the Earth

• flat

• round

• sphere

Latitude and longitude lines are used for _________.

• making straight lines

• finding an exact location

• making imaginary lines on a map