Maps and Globes - Skills and Vocabulary

THIS IDENTIFIES THE DISTANCE ON A MAP

THE 7 LARGE LAND MASSES FOUND ON EARTH

THE DIRECTIONS BETWEEN THE CARDINAL DIRECTIONS ON A COMPASS ROSE

What is a round, spherical model of Earth called?

USED TO IDENTIFY THE DIRECTIONS ON A MAP

ANOTHER WORD FOR THIS IS 'LEGEND' _ USED TO IDENTIFY WHAT THE SYMBOLS ON A MAP STAND FOR

THE IMAGINARY LINE THAT CIRCLES THE CENTER OF THE EARTH FROM EAST TO WEST

ANOTHER NAME FOR MAP KEY

NORTHERNMOST POINT ON EARTH'S GLOBE

THE SOUTHERN POINT AROUND WHICH THE EARTH SPINS

THE STARTING POINT FOR MEASURING LINES OF LONGITUDE

WE LIVE IN THE -------- HEMISPHERE

A TYPE OF MAP WHICH SHOWS THE PHYSICAL FEATURES OF THE LAND ON A MAP

A SMALLER MAP SET WITHIN A LARGER MAP

NAME THE 4 OCEANS

A PICTURE OR CHART OF AN AREA THAT SHOWS A FLAT ILLUSTRATION OF THE EARTH

THIS IS USED TO REPRESENT SOMETHING LIKE A PARK ON A MAP

LINES THAT RUN NORTH AND SOUTH AROUND THE GLOBE OR MAP

A MAP THAT SHOWS THE BOUNDARIES OF STATES OR COUNTRIES

Lines that run east and west around a globe are lines of ____

NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, AND WEST ARE -----

AN IMAGINARY LINE THAT PASSES THROUGH THE CENTER OF EARTH WHICH THE EARTH ROTATES ON

USED ON A PHYSICAL MAP TO INDICATE HOW HIGH OR LOW AREAS OF LAND ARE