MAPS VOCABULARY FLASHCARD

Front

lines that run east to west

Back

latitude

Front

a picture that represents something

Back

symbol

Front

instrument to measure distance on a map

Back

scale

Front

a flat picture of a part of earth

Back

map

Front

lines that run north to south

Back

longitude

Front

a system of lines that make right angles

Back

grid

Front

a symbol showing cardinal directions

Back

compass rose

Front

an imaginary line drawn around the center of the earth

Back

equator

Front

the earth's zero of longitude, which by passes through Greenwich, England and separates East from West

Back

prime meridian

Front

a key for symbols on a map

Back

legend