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AWR - Map Skills Vocabulary
AWR - Map Skills Vocabulary
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0 degrees latitude is also known as the...
Compass Rose
Latitude
Prime Meridian
Equator
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Another name for a line of latitude is...
Physical map
Political map
Prime meridian
Parallel
3
Relief
and
elevation
mean the same thing.
False
True
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Place on a map that tells you the meaning of each symbol
Map Scale
Global Grid
Map Key
Compass Rose
5
Migration is...
Measured in degrees
The study of Earth and the processes that shape it
A small drawing on a map that shows cardinal and intermediate directions
Moving from one location to another
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GPS stands for...
Global Pole Scale
Global Parallel System
Global Positioning System
Grid Partition Scale
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Half of a sphere
North Pole
Latitude
Hemisphere
Longitude
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This map feature is used to measure distances on a map. It is usually shown in miles and kilometers.
Compass Rose
Map Scale
GPS
Map key or legend
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Which type of map shows boundaries between areas such as cities, states, and countries?
Physical map
Political map
10
The cardinal directions are...
NE, SE, NW, SW
NE, NW, SE, SW
N, S, E, W
N, E, W, S
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The North Pole is at...
90 degrees West
90 degrees East
90 degrees South
90 degrees North
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Imaginary lines that show distances north or south of the Equator
Hemisphere
Longitude
North Pole
Latitude
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Imaginary lines that show distances east or west of the Prime Meridian
North Pole
Hemisphere
Latitude
Longitude
14
A map scale is...
place on a map that tells you the meaning of each symbol
used to measure distances on a map
another name for a line of longitude
a small drawing on a map that shows cardinal and intermediate directions
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Geography is...
Latitude
Hemisphere
The study of Earth and the processes that shape it
Longitude
16
A series of lines on a map that criss cross & help us find locations
Latitude
Map scale
Grid system
Longitude
17
The ____ divides the Earth into North and South.
Lines of latitude
Prime Meridian
Lines of longitude
Equator
18
All lines of longitude meet at this point.
North Pole
Prime Meridian
South Pole
Equator
19
The ____ divides the Earth into an east and west.
North Pole
Equator
Prime Meridian
Lines of longitude
20
This line measures zero degrees longitude. It divides the Earth into eastern and western hemispheres.
Equator
Latitude
Prime Meridian
Longitude
21
The intermediate directions are...
NE, SE, NW, SW
N, S, E, W
N, E, W, S
NE, NW, SE, SW
22
How many hemispheres does Earth have?
2
4
3
1
23
The southernmost point on Earth is...
North Pole
South Pole
Greenland
Antarctica
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Another name for a line of longitude that measures distances East and West of the Prime Meridian
Equator
Latitude
Parallel
Meridian
25
Which type of map shows the kinds of landforms on the earth by showing different elevations?
Political map
Physical map
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What does a compass rose tell you?
It's a pretty drawing on a map
Both Cardinal and Intermediate Directions
Intermediate Directions
Cardinal Directions
