Map Skills Vocabulary

Uses satellite to measure exact distances for map building and route planning.

• GIS

• GPS

• Mapquest

• Google Maps

Half of a sphere - in terms of the Earth, there can be Northern and Southern or Eastern and Western

• Latitude Lines

• Hemisphere

• Longitude Lines

• Sections

A map designed for motorists, showing the roads of a city, state, or other area.

• Political Map

• Elevation Map

• Physical Map

• Road Map

The exact location on somewhere on Earth found by using coordinates

• Place

• Latitude

• Relative Location

• Absolute Location

A type of map that shows elevation

• Topographical Map

• Sea Level Map

• Physical Map

• Resource Map

Lines that run North and South around the world. They are measured in degrees and are labeled as either West or East of the Prime Meridian.

• Latitude lines

• International Datelines

• Longitude Lines

• Long Lines

A type of map that shows information from the past

• Atlas

• Road Map

• Population Map

• Historical Map

Pictures taken from space

• Digital Satellite Image

• GIS

• Aerial Photo

• Physical Map

A map that shows geographic features like oceans, mountains, and deserts.

• Physical Map

• Topographic Map

• Features Map

• Aerial Photo

The location of a place compared to other locations around it

• Absolute Location

• Coordinates

• Relative Location

• Addresses