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Worksheetsmap skills vocabulary
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 50mins
A symbol on a map that shows principal directions, both cardinal and intermediate
Compass Rose
Map legend
Map Title
Map scale
A map that shows information such as different countries of the world, borders, and important cities
Projection map
Topographic map
Physical map
Political map
A ruler that shows distances on a map and tells the distance in real life is a
Symbol
Compass rose
Scale
Region
Imaginary latitude and longitude lines that form on a map is a
Scale
Grid
Symbol
Great Circle
Maps use these to indicate where things are located on a map
Scale
Map Title
Map Legend
Symbol
A map that shows geographic features of a place, such as mountains, valleys and bodies of water
Physical map
Topographic map
Political map
Projection map
An imaginary line that runs through the center of the earth dividing the earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres and is 0 degrees latitude is
Prime Meridian
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
Equator
An imaginary line that runs through the center of the earth vertically and divides the earth into the Eastern and Western hemispheres and is at 0 degrees longitude is the
Equator
Prime Meridian
International Date Line
Arctic Circle
Used to explain symbols and colors on a map
Map Title
Map Scale
Map Legend
Compass Rose
What is another name for a line of longitude?
latitude
meridian
parallel
Scale
What is another name for lines of latitude?
parallels
meridians
longitude
grid
What is one half of the earth called?
prime meridian
equator
hemisphere
great circle
Describes general location based on other places
absolute location
compass rose
relative location
map legend
Exact latitude and longitude coordinates on a map
map legend
absolute location
map scale
relative location
What horizontal lines show the distance north or south of the equator?
prime meridian
tropics
latitude
longitude
What vertical lines show distance east or west of the prime meridian?
prime meridian
longitude
equator
Tropic of Cancer
What imaginary line marks the northern boundary of the tropics and is 23 1/2 degrees north of equator?
Tropic of Capricorn
Tropic of Cancer
Arctic Circle
Antarctic Circle
What imaginary line marks the southern boundary of the tropics and is 23 1/2 degrees south of the equator?
Tropic of Capricorn
Tropic of Cancer
Arctic Circle
Antarctic Circle
Specific points on a map that is indicated by latitudes and longitudes
coordinates
grid
map scale
compass rose
66 1/2 degrees south of the equator
Arctic Circle
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
Antarctic Circle
66 1/2 degrees north of the equator
Arctic Circle
Antarctic Circle
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
90 degrees north latitude
prime meridian
equator
north pole
south pole
90 degrees south latitude
prime meridian
equator
north pole
south pole
a map that shows a round shape on a flat surface is a
physical map
projection map
topographic map
vegetation map
A map that uses colors to show climate, terrain, population densities, etc. is called a
physical map
projection map
topographic map
vegetation map
Maps that show differences in elevation is a
physical map
projection map
topographic map
vegetation map
Maps are drawn to this to represent an actual place
scale
map scale
grid
coordinates
180 degrees longitude
equator
prime meridian
International date line
arctic circle
Collection of maps that is used to find information about the world is called
maps
globes
atlas
symbols
