Map Skills & Context Clues Key Terms

____ are images taken from airplanes.

• aerial photographs

• digital satellite images

• physical features

• political features

____ are observable characteristics (features that can be seen with your eyes).

• aerial photographs

• cardinal directions

• physical features

• political features

____ are North, East, South, and West.

• intermediate directions

• cardinal directions

• physical features

• political features

____ are Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, and Southwest

• intermediate directions

• cardinal directions

• physical features

• political features

____ are images taken from satellites in space.

• aerial photographs

• digital satellite images

• physical features

• political features

A ____ shows directions on a map.

• compass rose

• map key/legend

• map scale

• globe

A ____ is a model of Earth; shaped like a sphere or ball.

• compass rose

• map

• map scale

• globe

A ____ explains what symbols on a map represent.

• compass rose

• map key/legend

• map scale

• globe

A ____ allows you to calculate distances to see how close or far apart places are.

• compass rose

• map key/legend

• map scale

• globe

A ____ is a flat, two-dimensional view of Earth.

• compass rose

• map

• map scale

• globe