Duplicate of Social Studies Map Skills Vocabulary

These are imaginary lines that measure the distance north and south of the equator.

The scale of a map shows the...

These directions include northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest

These are imaginary lines that measure the distance east and west of the prime meridian.

Highlighted on this map...

These are the directions including North, South, East, West.

The halves of the Earth

Highlighted in this photo is...

The map _________, or key tells what each symbol on the map stands for.

This shows the directions on a map.

A key of a map....

This is on every map and tells what the map is about.

A small round model of the Earth that shows the shapes and locations of the Earth's continents and oceans.

The key on this map...

Small drawings, lines, or colors that stand for a specific thing.

This shows the relationship between the distance on a map and distance on Earth.

A map that shows landforms such as mountains, plains, deserts, and bodies of water is called a...