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Question	Answer
run east and west but measure north and south	latitude lines
sometimes called Parallels	latitude lines
measure north or south of the equator	latitude lines
one half of the globe	hemisphere
shows distance on a map	scale
run north and south, but measure east and west	longitude lines
measure east and west of the Prime Meridian	longitude lines
starting point for measuring longitude (0 degrees longitude)	Prime Meridian
NE, SE, NW, SW	Intermediate directions
model of the Earth	Globe
North, South, East, and West	Cardinal directions
tells what map symbols stand for	map key
shows information about the past and where past events took place	historical map
large bodies of land	Continents
shows you how to get from one place to another using roads, highways, points of interest and milage	road map
large bodies of salt water	oceans
sometimes called Meridians	longitude lines
small inset map in the corner of a larger map - shows where subject is located	locator map
show boundaries, cities, captital cities	Political Map
object shaped like a ball; 3D	sphere
relief and elevation maps that show Earth's features like mountains, rivers, high and low elevations, etc.	Physical Map
imaginary line running east and west, half way between the North and South Poles	Equator

latitude lines	Question: run east and west but measure north and south	1	1	false
sometimes called Parallels	Answer: latitude lines	2	0	false
hemisphere	Question: one half of the globe	4	1	false
shows distance on a map	Answer: scale	5	0	false
longitude lines	Question: run north and south, but measure east and west	6	1	false
Prime Meridian	Question: starting point for measuring longitude (0 degrees longitude)	8	1	false
Intermediate directions	Question: NE, SE, NW, SW	9	1	false
Globe	Question: model of the Earth	10	1	false
North, South, East, and West	Answer: Cardinal directions	11	0	false
map key	Question: tells what map symbols stand for	12	1	false
historical map	Question: shows information about the past and where past events took place	13	1	false
Continents	Question: large bodies of land	14	1	false
road map	Question: shows you how to get from one place to another using roads, highways, points of interest and milage	15	1	false
large bodies of salt water	Answer: oceans	16	0	false
sometimes called Meridians	Answer: longitude lines	17	0	false
locator map	Question: small inset map in the corner of a larger map - shows where subject is located	18	1	false
Political Map	Question: show boundaries, cities, captital cities	19	1	false
object shaped like a ball; 3D	Answer: sphere	20	0	false
Physical Map	Question: relief and elevation maps that show Earth's features like mountains, rivers, high and low elevations, etc.	21	1	false
Equator	Question: imaginary line running east and west, half way between the North and South Poles	22	1	false