Geography Skills

what is a small map inset in the corner of a larger map. Enlarging a specific area

• locator

• map key

• equator

• scale

what is anything that stands for something else on a map

• map key

• locator

• symbol

• oceans

what explains the relationship between real distances on earth and distances on the map

• prime meridian

• hemisphere

• cardinal directions

• scale

what is a large body of salt water called

• continent

• lake

• ocean

• stream

half of the globe or sphere is called what

• compass rose

• latitude

• hemisphere

• longitude

what are the lines that run north and south, meeting at poles, also known as meridians called

• longitude

• latitude

• compass rose

• equator

what is a small drawing that indicates directions on a map called

• compass rose

• map key

• cardinal directions

• symbol

what are the directions called that run half way between the cardinal directions, NW, SW, NE, SE

• cardinal directions

• intermediate directions

• hemisphere

• prime meridian

this tells you what each symbol on the map stands for

• scale

• map key

• locator

• oceans

what are the lines called that run east and west measuring the distance from the north to the south pole, also known as parallels

• longitude

• equator

• latitude

• compass rose