Maps Vocabulary

Which word means "features that humans have created such as countries, states, provinces, and cities"?

• political maps

• globes

• physical maps

• equator

Which word means "half of Earth"?

• key/legend

• hemispheres

• prime meridian

• maps

Which word means "imaginary lines that run north to south from the North Pole to the South Pole"?

• political map

• hemisphere

• Prime Meridian

• longitude

Which word means "a three-dimensional, or spherical, representation of Earth"?

• key/legend

• compass rose

• globes

• maps

Which word means "it shows the directions north, south, east, and west"?

• compass rose

• equator

• hemisphere

• globes

Which word means "imaginary lines that run east to west, parallel to the equator"?

• political map

• maps

• scale

• latitude

Which word means "a two-dimensional, or flat, representation of Earth"?

• latitude

• globes

• maps

• hemisphere

Which word means "explanation of what the symbols and colors on the map or globe represent"?

• hemisphere

• longitude

• compass rose

• key/legend

Which word means "map that shows natural features of physical geography such as landforms, oceans, lakes, and rivers"?

• political maps

• physical maps

• compass rose

This type of map shows landforms and bodies of water.

• Physical Map

• Political Map