Map Skills Vocabulary

Half of a sphere - in terms of the Earth, there can be Northern and Southern or Eastern and Western

• Latitude Lines

• Hemisphere

• Longitude Lines

• Sections

The exact location on somewhere on Earth found by using coordinates

• Place

• Latitude

• Relative Location

• Absolute Location

The image above shows the _________ directions

• Intermediate

• Compass

• Cardinal

• Essential

Lines that run east and west around the world. They are labeled as

 $\degree N\$  or  $\degree S$  and are sometimes called "parallels"

• Latitude

• Longitude

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

Used to measure distance on a map

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The location of a place compared to other locations around it

• Absolute Location

• Coordinates

• Relative Location

• Addresses

Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, and Southeast are all ___________ directions

• Cardinal

• Intermediate

• Extra

• Optional

A map that shows countries, states, cities, borders, boundaries, roads, buildings, etc.

• Physical Map

• Topographic Map

• Geographic Map

• Political Map

A map designed for motorists, showing the roads of a city, state, or other area.

• Political Map

• Elevation Map

• Physical Map

• Road Map

This picture is an example of...

• GPS

• Aerial Photos

• Digital Satellite Photos

• GIS