Maps Vocab and Map Reading Test Practice

layer of a map that contains basic geographical information.

• base map

• axis

• forestry map

• cadastral map

 set of numbers that give a specific location.

• coordinates

• axis

• degree

• cadastral map

 latitude and longitude coordinates in a coordinate system.

• degree

• coordinates

• zip code

• choropleth map

how far south or north of the Equator a place is.

• latitude

• longitude

• degree

• coordinates

how far east or west of the Prime Meridian a place is.

• latitude

• longitude

• degree

• coordinates

another word for map key.

• latitude

• longitude

• legend

• axis

map maker

• aerial map

• compass rose

• cartographer

• cartography

study and creation of maps

• aerial map

• compass rose

• cartographer

• cartography

instrument used for making geologic and topographic maps in the field.

• altimeter

• axis

• tropics

• alidade

tool used to determine the altitude of a location.

• altimeter

• alidade

• equator

• sextant