Map Skills

The directions between north, south, east, and west are known as ________________________________.

• intermediate directions

• cardinal directions

• interstates

• highways

Our ____________________ is North America.

• city

• state

• country

• continent

A ________________ is the symbol on a map that shows direction.

• compass rose

• weather vane

• rose

• direction

We live in the state of _______________________.

• America

• Earth

• North Carolina

• Henderson

The imaginary line around the middle of the earth at 0 degrees latitude is the _______________________.

• latitude

• longitude

• marker

• equator

Half of the earth is a ________________________.

• hemisphere

• land

• latitude

• direction

___________________ lines run east-west and are used to describe location on earth.

• equator

• longitude

• latitude

• interstate

The exact spot where a place can be found is known as the __________________________________.

• direction

• absolute location

• relative location

• point

The unit for measuring latitude and longitude is called _______________.

• meter

• kilometer

• degree

• inch

__________________ lines run north-south and are used to describe location on earth.

• longitude

• latitude

• equator

• prime meridian