Unit 1 - Map Skills

A flat representation of areas on the Earth's surface.

• globe

• diagram

• map

• compass rose

Compares the distance of a map to the distance on Earth.

• map title

• map key

• inset map

• map scale

This type of map shows country and state boundaries, capitals, and major cities.

• political map

• physical map

• climate map

• economic map

Half of the Earth.

• equator

• prime meridian

• latitude

• hemisphere

Shows the subject of a map and may also identify the kind of map.

• map key

• map scale

• compass rose

• map title

An image taken from an airplane.

• diagram

• aerial photograph

• satellite imate

• globe

The main directions - North, South, East, West

• intermediate directions

• cardinal directions

• compass rose

• hemisphere

An imaginary line that cuts the Earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres. It measures 0 degrees latitude.

• equator

• prime meridian

• absolute location

• relative location

This type of map shows what the weather is like in a particular place over different periods of time.

• physical map

• political map

• economic map

• climate map

3-D model of the Earth.

• map

• inset map

• globe

• diagram