6 S.S. Map Skills
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| bar scale | a graphic that compares the distance on a map to the actual distance it represents
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| cardinal directions | north, south, east and west
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| intermediate directions | northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest
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| compass rose | a directional arrow that shows cardinal and sometimes intermediate directions
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| legend | a list that explains the symbols on a map
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| degrees | unit for latitude and longitude
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| equator | an imaginary line that runs around the center of the Earth, halfway between the North and South Poles
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| meridians | imaginary lines on the Earth that run between the North and South Poles
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| north pole | the point on the Earth located at 90 degrees north latitude, where the lines of longitude meet
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| parallels | imaginary lines on Earth that run parallel (never touch or cross) to the equator (also called lines of latitude)
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| prime meridian | an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole of the Earth at 0 degrees longitude
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| south pole | the point on the Earth located at 90 degrees south latitude where the lines of longitude meet
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| cartographer | a mapmaker
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| hemisphere | half of the Earth
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| geographic grid | an intersecting pattern formed by lines of longitude and latitude
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| absolute location | a description of a place using grid coordinates of latitude and longitude (an exact spot)
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| coordinates | the latitude and longitude address of a place on a map
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| relative location | description of a place using the relation of one place to another (not exact-more general)
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| contiguous | sharing an edge or boundary; touching
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| inset map | a smaller map set within the border of a larger one
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