Map Skills Vocabulary

shows direction on a map

• compass rose

• scale bar

• map key

• map projection

explains symbols or color on a map

• compass rose

• scale bar

• map key

• map projection

shows distance on a map

• compass rose

• scale bar

• map key

• map projection

north, south, east, west

• cardinal directions

• intermediate directions

• latitude

• longitude

NW, NE, SW, SE

• cardinal directions

• intermediate directions

• latitude

• longitude

a flat representation of the earth

• absolute location

• grid system

• map projection

• GIS

unit of measurement for latitude and longitude

• decibel

• miles

• cup

• degree

device that receives signals from satellites to tell exact locations on Earth

• GPS

• GIS

• ABC

• OMS

exact position of a place on earth

• Equator

• map projection

• absolute location

• scale bar

half of the globe

• degree

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• hemisphere