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WorksheetsGeography-Map Skills Vocabulary
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 1hrs 20mins
A small round model of Earth that you can hold in your hands.
equator
latitude
globe
degrees
The equator and the prime meridian divide Earth into halves called ...
cardinal
hemispheres
scale
legend
The ________ is a line drawn from the North Pole to the South Pole.
grid
atlas
legend
prime meridian
The ________ is a line drawn around the Earth halfway between the North Pole and South Pole.
equator
prime meridian
elevation
symbol
A ________ is a small drawing, line, or color that stands for a specific thing on a map.
cardinal
globe
atlas
symbol
The map _______ tells what each symbol on the map stands for.
degrees
compass rose
legend
scale
An ______ is a collection or book of maps
grid
atlas
elevation
longitude
A _______ is a symbol that shows directions on a map.
symbols
degrees
cardinal
compass rose
north, south, east, and west are the four _______________ directions.
cardinal
elevation
equator
atlas
A map _________ shows the relationship between distance on the map and distance on Earth.
hemispheres
atlas
scale
legend
What is the height above sea level?
grid
scale
latitude
elevation
A ________ is a system of lines that cross each other forming a pattern of squares.
elevation
grid
atlas
symbol
Lines of _________ measure the distance east and west on a map.
longitude
latitude
legend
scale
Lines of _________ measure the distance north and south on a map.
cardinal
longitude
latitude
hemispheres
Lines of a map are numbers in units of measure called ______.
equator
atlas
legend
degrees
A map with with a geographic topic that has a specific theme
Cartographer
Intermediate directions
Thematic map
Coordinate
A map maker
Cartographer
Maper
Historian
Scientists
Northeast, Northwest, Southwest, Southeast are...
Axis
Map
Coordinates
Intermediate directions
EXACT Location
Absolute location
Coordinates
Grid
Hemisphere
Location using cardinal and intermediate directions
Absolute location
Relative location
Latitude
Longitude
Half of the Earth
Grid
Globe
Map
Hemisphere
Imaginary line that passes through Earth from the N. Pole to the S. Pole
Axis
Equator
Legend
Coordinates
Exact POINT on a map that shows the latitude and the longitude
Axis
Map scale
Coordinates
Prime meridian
Lines of Latitude are called
axis
parallels
meridians
imaginary
Lines of Longitude are called
latitudes
parallels
the equator
meridians
