Mapping Skills

0 degrees latitude; an imaginary line that runs around the middle of Earth, like a belt

• Tropic of Cancer
• Equator
• Prime Meridian
• Tropic of Capricorn

0 degrees longitude; an imaginary line that runs up and down through the United Kingdom

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• International Date Line

• Tropic of Capricorn

a map feature that shows the directions on a map (north, south, east, and west)

• Compass Rose

• Direction Device

• Cardinal Directions

• Scale

a map feature that explains the meaning of colors and symbols used on the map

• Legend

• Index

• Scale

• Grid

a map feature that compares distance on a map to the real distance

• Scale

• Odometer

• Latitude

• Longitude

imaginary lines on a map that run east and west (horizontal)

• Latitude
• Longitude

imaginary lines on a map that run up and down (vertical)

• Latitude
• Longitude

the hemisphere that is ABOVE the Equator (dark blue section)

• Northern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

the hemisphere that is BELOW the Equator (dark blue section)

• Northern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere

the hemisphere that is to the RIGHT of the Prime Meridian (dark blue section)

• Northern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

• Western Hemisphere