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Map Skills
Click on Targets to also practice labeling the World Map and Compass Rose.
Question | Answer |
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What are the Earth's hemispheres? | Eastern, Western, Northern, Southern |
Why do maps usually have a scale on them? | To compare distances on a map with the actual real-world distances. |
Lines that run east and west but measure north and south are called? | Latitude |
Another name for east/west lines? | parallel |
Lines that run north and south but measure east and west are called? | longitude |
Another name for these north/south lines is called? | meridians |
0 degrees latitude is called the? | equator |
0 degrees longitude is called the? | prime meridian |
What is the purpose of using a physical map? | to show landforms and Earths natural features. |