Map Skills

Question 0

Shows the distance on a scale

Answer 0

Map scale

Question 1

Used to decode and understand maps

Answer 1

Map key

Question 2

Shows the cardinal directions-north,south,west,east

Answer 2

Compass rose

Question 3

Another name for map key

Answer 3

Legend

Question 4

Lines running east and west but measure degrees north and south of the equator

Answer 4

Lines of latitude

Question 5

Straight lines that never meet; another name for lines of latitude

Answer 5

Parallels

Question 6

Half a sphere divided by the equator

Answer 6

Hemisphere

Question 7

Line of longitude at 0 degrees running through Greenwich, England

Answer 7

Prime Meridian

Question 8

Lines that run north and south but measure degrees east and west of the Prime Meridian

Answer 8

Lines of longitude

Question 9

Set of numbers that help you locate a specific place on a map or globe

Answer 9

Coordinates

Question 10

Imaginary line that marks the place on Earth where each new day begins

Answer 10

International Date Line

Question 11

Imaginary straight line running through a turning object

Answer 11

Axis

Question 12

Type of map that shows hills, mountains, valleys, and other features of the land

Answer 12

Physical Map

Question 13

The height of something; on maps it is shown as the number of feet above sea level

Answer 13

Elevation

Question 14

Book of Maps

Answer 14

Atlas

Question 15

Another name for lines of longitude

Answer 15

Meridian