Map Skills Practice Flashcard

Front

What type of map is this?

Back

Political

Front

What type of map is this?

Back

Physical

Front

What type of map is this?

Back

Thematic

Front

0 degrees latitude; an imaginary line that runs around the middle of Earth, like a belt, and divides the globe into the northern and the southern hemispheres.

Back

Equator

Front

0 degrees longitude; an imaginary line that runs north and south and divides the globe into the eastern and western hemispheres

Back

Prime Meridian

Front

Latitude and Longitude lines are measured in __________.

Back

degrees

Front

What tool would you use to measure the distance between two places on a map?

Back

scale

Front

A __________ is used to identify the direction of north, south, east, and west.

Back

Compass Rose

Front

What part of the map contains symbols? Options: Key/Legend, Scale, Symbols, Colors

Back

Key/Legend

Front

What do we call directions that come between the cardinal directions?

Back

Intermediate Directions