Map Skills

Front

What is the term for the system used to locate points on Earth's surface using a network of lines?

Back

Grid System

Front

What is a representation of the Earth's surface on a flat plane?

Back

Map

Front

Back

Hemispheres

Front

Back

Absolute Location

Front

Back

Relative Location

Front

What is the term for the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator?

Back

Latitude

Front

What is the term for the angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian at Greenwich, England?

Back

Longitude

Front

What is the imaginary line called that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?

Back

Equator

Front

What is the line called that divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres?

Back

Prime Meridian

Front

What is a three-dimensional representation of the Earth?

Back

Globe