Map Skills
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
Help!
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| globe | a scale model of the earth
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| grid | a pattern of imaginary lines that circles the globe in east-west and north-south directions
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| latitude | the east-west lines in the grid
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| parallels | lines of latitude
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| equator | an imaginary line that circles the globe halfway between the North and South Poles
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| degrees° | a unit of measurement in geography
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| longitudes | the north-south imaginary lines
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| meridians | lines of longitude-pass through the poles-measure distance east and west of the prime meridian
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| prime meridian | an imaginary line that runs through Greenwich, England-represents 0°
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| hemispheres | division of the Earth by the equator and prime meridian
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| continents | the 7 large landmasses of the earth
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| islands | landmasses smaller than continents and completely surrounded by water
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| map | a flat diagram of all or part of the Earth's surface
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| map projections | different ways of showing our round planet on flat maps
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| compass rose | directional indicator that show which way north, south, east, and west on a map
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| bar scale | scales that give distances in miles and kilometers
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| legend | explains what the symbols on the map represent
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| locator map | shows where in the world the area on a the map is located
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| political map | show the major political features of a region
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| physical map | shows the major physical features of a region
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To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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