Mrs. Ware's Map Elements Review

Map legends use colors and ______ to represent information on the map.

The ______________ is located at 0 degrees longitude.

a representation of a country's territories, boundaries, and capital(s)

Lines that run horizontally (left to right) are called lines of

a symbol on the map that shows the directions

a short descriptive word or phrase

Lines of latitude and longitude are measured in

imaginary line around the middle of the Earth halfway between the North and South Poles

another name for latitude lines

What is located at 0 degrees latitude?

Our world is divided into how many hemispheres?

what we call the four primary directions

the study of the Earth’s surface

another name for meridians

a depiction of the identifiable natural landmarks

the directions that fall between the cardinal directions

Every location on Earth has a set of

Lines that run vertically (up and down) are called lines of

line of longitude which runs from the north to the south and is at 0 degrees (through England)

Maps are made to ______, which means a unit of measure represents the actual distance on Earth.

a round model of the Earth that shows the continents and oceans