Map Terms Assignment

A drawing to show direction on a map.

• compass rose

• map key

Lines that run North and South down the globe.

• Latitude

• Longitude

The in-between directions are called _________

• intermediate

• cardinal

The line that divides the earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres.

• equator

• prime meridian

A code that explains the lines, symbols, and colors on a map is called ________

• map key

• compass rose

Four main directions are called _________

• intermediate

• cardinal

One half of the globe is called a ________

• hemisphere

• partial

Large land mass

• ocean

• continent

Large body of water

• ocean

• continent

The line that divides the earth into Eastern and Western hemispheres

• equator

• prime meridian