Week 7: Map Skills

The __________ defines the boundary between one day and the next.

A __________ map is used to show the overall distribution of the population within a particular area or region.

Horizontal lines of ______ run from west to east on a map.

What are drawings of places around the world?

__________ are useful when you need to see the Earth in a more accurate, spherical shape.

This is the primary line of longitude dividing the world into halves.

A __________ map shows the natural features of an area, including landforms, mountains, valleys, lakes, and streams.

You can tell the distance on a map by looking at the _________.

The map's ________ or key explains what the symbols and colors on the map represent.

A __________ map shows the borders of regions, countries, states, and cities.

What symbol shows the cardinal directions north, south, east and west?

A/An __________ is a division on Earth between north and south or east and west.

______ is more helpful when you're trying to find an unfamiliar place.

The _________ divides the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres.

Vertical lines going around the Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole are called _______.