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CT Fast and Curious Mapping Vocabulary

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period

a)

climate

b)

compass rose

c)

key or legend

d)

elevation

2.

each half of the earth

a)

latitude

b)

sphere

c)

hemisphere

d)

longitude

3.

a tool on a map showing cardinal (N,E,S,W) and intermediate (NE,SE,NW,SW) directions.

a)

elevation

b)

compass rose

c)

key or legend

d)

scale bar

4.

the line of longitude that marks where each new day begins, centered on the 180th meridian

a)

International Date Line

b)

Prime Meridian

c)

Equator

d)

Tropics

5.

one of the seven large landmasses on the earth

a)

state

b)

region

c)

country

d)

continent

6.

section of a map that explains the map's symbols and shading

a)

title

b)

key or legend

c)

scale bar

d)

compass rose

7.

the height of land above sea level

a)

elevation

b)

scale bar

c)

relief

d)

feature

8.

a line of latitude that runs around the middle of Earth, 0 degrees

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

International Date Line

c)

tropic zone

d)

equator

9.

the lines on a map that run east to west, measured north and south of the equator

a)

wavy lines

b)

latitude lines

c)

longitude lines

d)

round lines

10.

the lines on a map that run north to south, measured east and west of the Prime Meridian

a)

latitude lines

b)

curve lines

c)

dotted lines

d)

longitude lines

11.

shows how much space on the map represents a given distance on the land

a)

title

b)

key or legend

c)

scale bar

d)

compass rose

12.

the starting point for measuring longitude; 0 degrees longitude

a)

Prime Meridian

b)

Equator

c)

International Date Line

d)

Tropic Line