Reading Maps Flashcards
1
Q
What is a compass rose?
A
Cardinal directions- North, South, East, and West
2
Q
What is a Legend or a Map Key?
A
Explanatory symbols on a map
3
Q
What is a map scale?
A
Tells us actual distance in the real world.
4
Q
What is the Equater?
A
Divides Earth into North and South
5
Q
What is a Prime Meridian?
A
Imaginary line running through Greenwich England
6
Q
What is Latitude?
A
Imaginary lines parallel to the Equator.
7
Q
What is Longitude?
A
East to west of the Prime Meridian running up and down
8
Q
What are Coordinates?
A
Numbers that help locate place on a map. It is all based on degrees.
