Map Skills

What map tool shows the cardinal directions on a map?

The set of crisscrossing lines that cover the earth is called a ________________________.

The _____________________ tells what map symbols stand for.

The surface of the ocean is called __________________ and is at zero elevation.

True or false? You state latitude first, then longitude.

What hemisphere does the US lie within?

What map tool shows the relationship between distances on a map and real distances on Earth

North, South, East & West are called ___________________.

True or false? Maps never show sizes and distances as they really are.

The ___________________ is the starting point for measuring latitude and runs in the middle of the globe.

True or False? The color green on a map usually stands for water. 

True or false? Political maps show state boundaries, cities and capitals.

_______________________ are the imaginary lines that run between the North and South Poles.

 ________________________ is the height of the land above the ocean. 

True or false? Physical maps show landforms, such as mountains, valleys, and plains

This imaginary line divides the world into the Eastern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere.

On a map, the letters NE, SE, SW, and NW stand for the intermediate directions.

True or False? The highest point in North America is Denali, or Mt. McKinley, in Alaska.

Geographers use these to show the locations of places on Earth.

Imaginary lines that run east and west on the earth.