Geo Terms

What do you use to measure distance on a map?

• Map Key

• Map Scale

• Map Compass

What shows what pictures and symbols represent on a map

• Map Key

• Map Compass

• Map Title

What part of the map displays the cardinal directions (North, South, East, West)?

• Compass Rose

• Compass Scale

• Scale Rose

A specific point on the Earth's surface defined by latitude and longitude

• Relative Location

• Exact Location

• Absolute Location

A location of a place compared to another place

• Exact Location

• Close location

• Relative Location

Zero degrees latitude, divides the world into Northern and Southern hemispheres

• Equator

• Longitude

• Prime Meridian

Zero degrees longitude, divides the world into Eastern and Western hemisheres

• Latitude

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

These imaginary lines run from east to west and measure north to south from the equator.

• longitude

• latitude

• meridian

These imaginary lines run from north to south or pole to pole and measure east to west from the prime meridian.

• Meridians

• Longitude

• Latitude

This type of map shows the boundaries between countries and states by using different shades and colors. It also may be labeled with major cities.

• Physical Map

• Political Map

• Physics Map