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Map Skills Vocabulary
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1
What is
Latitude
?
Lines
Sorth and nouth
North and south
East and West
2
Is the
Arctic Circle
in Antartica or the North Pole? And which hemisphere?
North Pole, North
Antartica, South
North Pole, South
Antartica, North
3
What is the
Prime Meridian
?
The line of the East and West poles meeting.
The Western and Eastern hemispheres.
An invisible line of longitude that divides the W and E hemi
The ocean.
4
What is a
Cartographer
?
Someone who makes maps.
An ice cream maker
A person that makes maps for a guy named Cart.
The person that made longitude and latitude.
5
What is the
Map Scale
?
A part of a map that tells you how big or small something is
A fish scale on a map.
A part of a map that tells you the scale of things.
A weight scale on a map.
6
Name all the
Cardinal Directions
Sorth
All of the above
East
North
7
In which Cardinal direction is the
Tropic of Cancer
?
North
East
West
South
8
Describe a
Physical Map
A map that shows the physical characteristics of a place.
A map to tell how hot or cold a place is.
A map that shows borders.
A globe.
9
Is the
Antarctic Circle
in Antartica or the North Pole? And which hemisphere?
Antartica, North
North Pole, South
North Pole, North
Antartica, South
10
What is the
Equator
?
The coldest place on earth.
The line of the North and South poles meeting.
The invisible line that divides the N and S hemispheres.
The hottest part of the Earth.
11
What is
Compass Rose
?
The Cardinal Directions.
A compass on a map.
North, South, East, West.
A compass in a rose shape.
12
What is
Longitude
?
Weast and Eest
North and south, but at a slight angle.
A longer version of latitude.
East and west
13
What are the
Hemispheres
?
A semicircle of the Earth in latitude of longitude.
The sun.
The Equinox and Solstices.
Half of the Earth.
14
What is a
Map Key
?(or
Map Legend
)
People, places, or things that describe a place on a map.
Symbols that explain what a place is or has.
Keys to help you find a map.
A key shaped map.
15
What is a
Globe
?
A sphere
A physical representation of the Moon, a 3D map
A physical representation of the Earth, a 3D map.
A spherical map of something...
16
In which Cardinal direction is the
Tropic of Capricorn
?
North
East
West
South
17
Describe a
Political Map
A map that shows the borders of countries and states.
A globe.
A map that the government uses.
A physical map.
