Map Terms

Main directions (N,S,W,E)

• intermediate directions

• cardinal directions

• compass rose

• pacific directions

drawings that stand for real things

• locator

• map scale

• political map

• map symbols

in between directions (NW,NS,SW,SE)

• cardinal directions

• map scale

• map symbols

• intermediate directions

shows the relationship between distances on a map and real distances

• locator map

• map scale

• map symbols

• relief map

tells the reader about the subject of the map and what area the map covers

• grid system

• map symbols

• compass rose

• map title

gives information about symbols on a map

• compass rose

• legend

• map scale

• locator map

A map symbol that shows the cardinal directions and intermediate directions

• compass rose

• legend

• grid system

• locator map

Which part of the map is this?

• Map key

• Map Scale

• Compass Rose

• Border

A ________ is one half of the Earth.

• legend

• Prime Meridian

• hemisphere

The ____________ is an imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Tropic of Cancer