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Map Skills Vocabulary

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

1. a figure found somewhere on the edge of a map showing the four cardinal directions and the intermediate directions.

a)

prime meridian

b)

symbols

c)

compass rose

d)

scale

2.

1. The four main directions of a compass: north, south, east, and west.

a)

symbols

b)

intermediate directions

c)

cardinal directions

d)

legend

3.

3. The direction in between the cardinal directions: northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest.

a)

intermediate directsions

b)

cardinal directions

c)

longitude

d)

equator

4.

4. A guide that shows the relationship between distance on the map and distance in real life.

a)

coordinate grid

b)

simbols

c)

legend

d)

scale

5.

5. tells you what each symbol on the map represents/ also known as a map key

a)

symbols

b)

compass rose

c)

legend

d)

prime meridian

6.

6. pictures or icons that represent different features on a map

a)

symbols

b)

legend

c)

latitude

d)

scale

7.

7. divides the map using latitude and longitude lines that is used to help you locate places easily

a)

symbols

b)

legend

c)

coordinate grid

d)

prime meridian

8.

8. imaginary lines running in an east-west direction across earth, measuring how many degrees north or south of the equator a place is located

a)

longitude

b)

latitude

c)

intermediate directions

d)

coordinate grid

9.

9. imaginary lines running in an north-south direction across earth measuring how many degrees east or west a location is

a)

latitude

b)

longitude

c)

scale

d)

compass rose

10.

10. an imaginary line of latitude dividing the northern hemisphere from the southern hemisphere.

a)

equator

b)

prime meridian

c)

legend

d)

cardinal directions

11.

11. an imaginary line of longitude dividing the eastern hemisphere from the western hemisphere

a)

coordinate grid

b)

scale

c)

equator

d)

prime meridian