Map Skills Vocabulary

the relationship between an actual distance on the earth and the same distance shown on a map.

a map showing elevation using contour lines.

The imaginary line that divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres.

another name for a line of longitude.

a map that shows landforms.

a flat representation of a location on Earth.

the imaginary line that divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres.

northeast,southeast,northwest, and southwest.

shows major and minor roads in cities or towns.

an illustration that explains what the symbols or colors on a map represent.

lines that run north to south and measure distance east or west of the Prime Meridian.

a map that shows countries, cities, or shows.

another name for a line of latitude.

a map that shows the population of various places.

a 3D representation of Earth.

north, south,east, west.

a set of pointers that shows directions on a map or globe.

any half of the earth

lines that run east to west and measure distance north or south of the equator.