Quiz 3A Flashcards
North, South, East and West are known as ________ directions.
Cardinal
A person who creates maps is called a _________.
Cartographer
Describes the colors and symbols used on a map.
Legend
A map showing streets in your neighborhood or city.
Large Scale Map
Maps used by sailors to navigate the sea are called _______.
Charts
The arrow on a map points what direction?
North
A ________ most accurately shows the shape of the oceans and continents because it is the same shape of the earth.
Globe
What measures latitude north and south of the Equator?
Parallels
Latitude
Lines that run north and south from the equator. They are parallel to the equator.
Longitude
Lines that run north to south from the poles, also called meridians
What is based on 3 satellites?
GPS
A Measure of about 60 nautical miles at the Equator
One degree
A _________ is a simplified image that is a model of part of the earth’s surface.
Map
Aviation maps and maps of the ocean are called __________
Charts
Since maps are smaller than the land they show, a map _______ shows ratios for distance. Example: 1 inch = 1 mile
A map scale