Map Skills Vocab

Front

what is a guide that explains the relationship between real distances on earth and distances on a map

Back

scale

Front

What is one of the earth's seven large bodies of land?

Back

continent

Front

what is one of the four main points of the compass rose?

Back

cardinal directions

Front

This tells you what each symbol on the map stands for.

Back

legend

Front

what is an imaginary line or parallel, measuring distance north or south of the equator?

Back

latitude

Front

what is an imaginary line or meridian measuring distance east or west of the prime meridian?

Back

longitude

Front

a parallel of latitude north of the equator, the northern boundary of torrid zone

Back

tropic of cancer

Front

a parallel south of the equator, the southern boundary of torrid zone

Back

tropic of capricorn

Front

the line of longitude labeled zero

Back

prime meridian

Front

a unit of measurement. it can be used for calculating distance or latitude and longitude

Back

scale