Elements of a Map

Grid: a set of lines in __________ and ________ that divide a map into spaces.

• Squares, circles, globe

• Lines, circles, globe

• Rows, Columns, map

• Rows. circles, map

Lines of Latitude: lines that are found on a globe that run parallel slicing the Earth into equal parts ____ and _____ of the equator.

• north and south

• east and west

• around and around

• side and side

Lines of Longitude: lines that are found on a globe that run parallel slicing the Earth into equal parts ____ and _____ of the equator.

• South and North

• East and west

• South and east

• North and east

Equator: an _____ line that breaks the earth into two ___equal pieces from North and South.

• Funny, separate

• Imaginary, equal

• magical, equal

Prime Meridian: an imaginary line that breaks the earth into two equal pieces from ______ to _______.

• East and West

• North and South

• Up and Down

• Side to Side

Cardinal Directions

• Northeast, southeast, North West, Southwest

• Round and round

• North, South, East and West

• Up, down, left, right

Intermediate Directions

• North, South, East, West

• Northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest

• up, down, left right

• Up and side to side

What is this?

• Legend/Map Key

• Grid

• Title

• Compass

What is pictured on the left?

• Compass

• Legend/Map Key

• Title

• Grid

what does the lines of latitude/longitude create?

• Grid

• Compass

• Scale

• Title of Map