Map Skills

A __________ map shows the borders of regions, countries, states, and cities.

• physical

• political

• climate

• population

Vertical lines going around the Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole and showing how far east or west places are from the Prime Meridian are called __________.

• relative location

• absolute locations

• longitude

• latitude

__________ is more helpful when you're trying to find an unfamiliar place.

• relative location

• absolute locations

• longitude

• latitude

Horizontal lines of __________ show how far north and south places are from the Equator

• relative location

• absolute locations

• longitude

• latitude

The ________ divides the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres.

• prime meridian

• equator

• longitude

• latitude

This is the primary line of longitude dividing the world in halves

• equator

• time zones

• international date line

• Prime Meridian

Using the map, answer the following question. What is the largest and deepest ocean on Earth? Go to H3 to find it.

• China

• Pacific Ocean

• Australia

• Canada

Using the map, answer the following question. The highest city in the world is on this continent in the Western Hemisphere. What is it? Go to N11 to find it.

• Africa

• Australia

• Atlantic Ocean

• South America