Map terms quiz

An area that shares similar features

• region
• country
• city
• continent

Imaginary lines that run east and west around the globe; also called parallels

• Meridians
• Equators
• Tropics
• latitude

a diagram that shows the relationship between distances on a map and real distances on Earth

• Key
• Compass
• Scale
• Legend

Imaginary lines that run between the north and south poles; also called meridians

• Equators
• Latitudes
• Longitudes
• Meridians

not bordering an ocean or a large body of water by an ocean

• Landlocked
• Wetland
• Inland

• Coastal

Low, flat land that runs along a coast

• River valley
• Coastal plain
• Desert plateau
• Mountain range

the grid formed by criscrossing lines of latitude and longitude on a map

• global grid

• Weather patterns
• Political boundaries
• Topographic map

a bowl-shaped landform that is lower than the surrounding land

• Hill
• Basin
• Valley
• Plateau

a high, flat landform that rises steeply from the land around it

• hill
• valley
• mountain
• plateau

an explanation is what the symbols on a map stand for

• Compass directions
• Map guide
• Scale measurement
• map key