6th Map 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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| a collection of maps | atlas
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| map maker | cartographer
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| shows the cardinal directions on the map | compass rose
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| place on the map which explains all of the symbols | key or legend
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| the difference between the distance on the map and the actual distance | scale
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| the round shape of the earth | sphere
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| half of the earth | hemisphere
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| type of map which shows boundaries of different countries and cities | political
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| type of map which shows landforms (including mountains, hills, and plains) mainly through differences in elevation | physical
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| measure of the height of land from sea level, can be above or below sea level | elevation
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| lines on a physical map used to show differences in elevation, all points on one line are at the same elevation | contour lines
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| lines that extend east and west around the earth, parallel to the Equator | latitude
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| lines that extend north and south, all from North Pole to South Pole | longitude
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| zero degrees latitude, divides earth into northern and southern hemispheres | Equator
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| zero degrees longitude, divides earth into eastern and western hemispheres | Prime Meridian
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| 180 degrees longitude, on the other side of the earth from the Prime Meridian, also divides earth into eastern and western hemispheres | International Date Line
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| identifying a specific place on earth using a mathematical grid system, such as latitude and longitude | absolute location
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| identifying the location of a place based on its relationship to another place | relative location
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| the four main directions on the compass rose | cardinal
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| the directions between the four main directions on a compass rose | intermediate
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| shading on a map to show mountains, hilly areas, and changes in elevation | relief
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| a small map that shows a larger area and the placement of the main map in that area, also called a locator | inset map
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| map that shows information about the past | historical
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| map that shows how people, languages, religion, rainfall, or other types of information are spread out over an area | distribution
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