Basic Map Skill Vocabulary
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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| Cardinal Directions | North, South, East, West
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| Intermediate Directions | Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, Southeast
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| Latitude Lines | imaginary lines that run east and west, but measure in degrees north and south (Parallels)
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| Longitude Lines | imaginary lines that run north and south, but measure in degrees east and west (meridians)
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| Equator | Zero degree line of latitude. It divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres.
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| Prime Meridian | Zero degree line of longitude. It divides the earth into western and eastern hemispheres.
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| Population Maps | Maps that show how people live in area per square mile/km
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| Cultural Features | Human features of geography including language, religion, clothing, technology and government
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| Physical Features | Natural aspects of geography including landforms, waterways, natural resources, and climate
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| Political Features | The aspects of geography created by governments and countries (boundary lines)
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| Historical Maps | Maps that show how places have changed over time
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| Physical Maps | Maps that show natural features and elevation
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| Political Maps | Maps that show boundaries such as states, cities or countries
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| Natural Resource Maps | Maps that show where natural resources are located
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| Distance Scale | Used to determine distances in either customary or metric units between places on a map
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| Map Key or legend | The part of the map that displays the symbols used within the map
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| Symbols | The pictures explained a map key used to represent an object on the map
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| Title | The name of the map that tells what the map is about
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| Compass Rose | The symbol that displays the cardinal and intermediate directions
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