Map skills

shows the boundaries that divide states, countries, or other divisions

shows the usual weather in an area over time

shows how heavy the population is in different areas

used to find the distance between locations

helps you pinpoint exact locations using latitude and longitude lines

shows the natural features of land (mountains, lakes, rivers, canyons...)

shows what the symbols or colors on a map mean

What line of latitude separates the Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres?

North, South, East, West

pictures on a map that stand for something in the real world

What line of longitude separates the Earth into the Eastern and Western hemispheres?

tells what the map is about

shows directions

this map shows the current temperature in an area

Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest