Map Skills Vocabulary
Across
- 3. the central point of the lines of longitude (0 degrees East/West)
- 6. a map that shows legal, political, or administrative boundaries
- 7. the sections of the world, Northern, Southern, Western, Eastern
- 10. what we use to measure the distance between the lines of latitude and longitude
- 12. one of the two polar circles, the most northern part of Earth(66 degrees North)
- 13. an element in a Map layout that describes the theme or subject of a map.
- 17. the central point of the lines of latitude (0 degrees North/South)
- 18. a circle showing the principal directions printed on a map or chart.
- 19. changes the accuracy, shape, and distance
- 20. a map created to display information about a topic or theme.
- 22. runs North to South, or up and down, like the two long pieces of a ladder
Down
- 1. the type of location that shows how a place is related to other places
- 2. the Southern section of the “middle” of the Earth (23 degrees North)
- 4. the type of location that is an exact place on Earth, often given in terms of latitude and longitude
- 5. a map with representation of physical locations of landmarks
- 8. a list of symbols or colors that appear on the map
- 9. runs East to West, or side to side, like the rungs of a ladder
- 11. a graphical device used to visually represent a real-world feature on a map
- 14. the Northern section of the “middle” of the Earth (23 degrees North)
- 15. a map from the past that can be used to study the geography ideas about that time.
- 16. the relationship between sizes of things (up - make bigger) (down - make smaller)
- 21. one of the two polar circles, the most southern part of Earth (66 degrees South)