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Common Map Terms/Vocabulary
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1
What shows the directions north, south, east and west on the map?
compass rose
latitude
equator
cardinal time
2
How are lines of latitude and longitude measured?
miles
yards
feet
degrees
3
What is another name for a map or a way of showing a round Earth on a flat surface?
latitude
longitude
projection
distort
4
What shows distance on a map?
legend
cardinal directions
scale
symbols
5
What do these imaginary lines tell us?
relative location
north, east, west and south
absolute location
prime location
6
What is half of the globe called?
hemisphere
physical map
cardinal direction
parallel
7
Which map shows mountain ranges and bodies of water?
political
physical
road
special interest
8
What is it called when you change the shape or size of something on a map?
mistake
distortion
scale
projection
9
On which hemisphere are most of the continents located?
southern hemisphere
neither hemisphere
northern hemisphere
both hemispheres
10
What is the name of the imaginary line that runs from east to west in the center of our planet?
latitude
longitude
equator
meridian
11
Which of these is a continent?
Maine
England
Jacksonville
Europe
12
Which map shows boundaries for countries or states?
physical
political
road
special interest
13
Which continent is an island?
Hawaii
United States
Australia
Africa
14
What lines are parallel to the Equator?
longitude
meridian
projection
latitude
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What lines run north and south on the globe?
longitude
latitude
equator
grid
