Map Skills Vocab - World History

Front

Lines running east-west, measuring north-south of the Equator.

Back

Latitude

Front

Lines running north-south, measuring east-west of the Prime Meridian

Back

longitude

Front

Half of a sphere

Back

hemisphere

Front

Set of numbers indicating a position

Back

coordinates

Front

Location of a place in relation to its surroundings

Back

Relative location

Front

Exact location of a place

Back

absolute location

Front

Imaginary line at 0° latitude

Back

Equator

Front

Imaginary line at 0° longitude

Back

prime meridian

Front

Tool showing map distance vs ground distance

Back

map scale

Front

Circle showing main directions

Back

compass rose