Map Skills Vocabulary

the distance north or south of the Earth’s equator

• prime meridian

• latitude

• longitude

• equator

a large land mass that is part of the Earth’s crust; geographers identify seven continents

• globe

• earth

• continent

• map

a flat drawing that shows all or part of the earth’s surface

• globe

• earth

• continent

• map

an imaginary line that runs through Greenwich, England at 0 degrees latitude

• prime meridian

• equator

• northern hemisphere

• hemisphere

the imaginary line of latitude that circles the globe halfway between the North and South Poles

• prime meridian

• equator

• northern hemisphere

• hemisphere

imaginary lines passing through the poles; they measure east and west of the prime meridian

• prime meridian

• latitude

• longitude

• equator

The image above shows the _________ directions

• Intermediate

• Compass

• Cardinal

• Essential

Used to measure distance on a map

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Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, and Southeast are all ___________ directions

• Cardinal

• Intermediate

• Extra

• Optional

A map that shows countries, states, cities, borders, boundaries, roads, buildings, etc.

• Physical Map

• Topographic Map

• Geographic Map

• Political Map