Map Skills

What are the cardinal directions?

• Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, and Southeast

• North, Northwest, Northeast, and South

• North, South, East, and West

• North, Southeast, Southwest, and South

What are the intermediate directions?

• North, South, East, and West

• Northwest, Southwest, Northeast, and Northwest

• North, South, Northwest, and Northeast

• North, South, Southwest, and Southeast

A map that shows the location of physical features such as landforms, bodies of water, or resources.

• Physical Map

• Political Map

A map that shows cities, states, and countries.

• physical map

• political map

Lines that run north and south and measure distance east and west of the Prime Meridian.

• Longitude

• Latitude

Lines that run east to west and measure distance north and south of the equator.

• Longitude

• Latitude

This divides the earth into the northern and southern hemisphere.

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

This divides the earth into the eastern and western hemispheres.

• Equator

• Prime Meridian