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Map skills voc. 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| continent | one of Earth's large bodies of land |
| Legend | it tells you what each symbol on the map stands for |
| cardinal directions | one of the four main points of the Compass Rose |
| intermediate directions | a direction halfway between two cardinal directions |
| scale | a unit of measurement. it can be used for calculating latitude and longitude |
| longitude | an imaginary line or meredian measuring distance east or west of the prime meredian |
| latitude | an imaginary line pr parallel, measuring distance north or south of the equator |
| equator | an imaginary line encircling earth half way between the North and the South Pole. |