Map Skills

What part of the map tells what the map is about?

period of 1,000 years

What line is located at 0 degrees longitude?

What part of the map tells you what the different symbols on the map represent?

another way to refer to AD dates

long period of time marked by great events, developments, or figures

What part of the map would you use to find the actual distance between two places?

term used to show that scientists are not sure of an exact date; means "about"

period of time marked by related events or a distinctive development

Period of 10 years

These lines run north and south on the map.

period of 100 years

Which lines on the map run east and west on the map?

Which line runs east and west on the map and is located at 0 degrees latitude?

What part of the map tells you the direction you are traveling in?

Means Before Christ

Which term is another name for map key?

Means after Christ or "in the year of our Lord"

What part of the map helps you find the location of a place?

means the same as BC, before the birth of Christ