Geography Map Skills

Front

What is latitude?

Back

The distance north or south of the equator

Front

Longitude

Back

The distance east or west of the prime meridian

Front

Which line of latitude is at 0 degrees?

Back

Equator

Front

Which line of longitude is at 0 degrees?

Back

Prime Meridian

Front

What is the study of the Earth?

Back

geography

Front

What are the largest areas of land on Earth called?

Back

continent

Front

What are pictures on a map called?

Back

symbols

Front

What is half of the Earth?

Back

hemisphere

Front

North, South, East, and West are which kind of directions?

Back

Cardinal

Front

What is another name for a map key?

Back

legend