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Mapping Glossary

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A three-dimensional, sphere shaped representation of the earth

a)

Key

b)

Map

c)

Globe

d)

Compass Rose

2.

A graphic representation of an area of land

a)

Map

b)

Globe

c)

Continent

d)

Atlas

3.

A map showing land features

a)

Atlas

b)

Physical map

c)

Political map

d)

Globe

4.

A map focusing on borders, cities, and other man-made features

a)

Physical map

b)

Political map

c)

Atlas

d)

Globe

5.

A chart showing important symbols on a map

a)

Key/Legend

b)

Compass rose

c)

Equator

d)

Latitude

6.

A diagram showing the directions on a map

a)

Compass Rose

b)

Legend

c)

Key

d)

Globe

7.

Imaginary lines on a map that run north and south

a)

Longitude

b)

Latitude

c)

Equator

d)

Intermediate

8.

Imaginary lines on a map that run east and west

a)

Longitude

b)

Latitude

c)

Hemisphere

d)

Political

9.

The directions north, south, east, and west

a)

Legend

b)

Hemisphere

c)

Intermediate directions

d)

Cardinal directions

10.

The directions between the cardinal direction (northwest, southwest)

a)

Intermediate directions

b)

Cardinal Directions

c)

Legend

d)

Equator

11.

One of five large bodies of salt water

a)

Hemisphere

b)

Lake

c)

Continent

d)

Ocean

12.

One of seven large land masses

a)

Globe

b)

Hemisphere

c)

Ocean

d)

Continent

13.

The invisible line dividing the northern and southern hemispheres

a)

Longitude

b)

Equator

c)

Legend

d)

Key

14.

A representation of half of the earth

a)

Longitude

b)

Latitude

c)

Hemisphere

d)

Equator