Map Skills Vocbulary
Across
- 4. explains what the symbols or colors mean on a map
- 5. hemisphere east of the Prime Meridian
- 7. shows northeast (NE), northwest (NW), southeast (SE) and southwest (SW)
- 10. water masses on Earth
- 14. Study of the earth
- 16. half of a sphere or globe
- 20. Map shows the geographic distribution of natural resources
- 21. hemisphere south of the Equator
- 22. vertical lines that measure distance east or west of the Prime Meridian.
- 23. hemisphere west of the Prime Meridian
Down
- 1. A map showing landforms and natural features of the Earth's surface
- 2. an imaginary line that runs through Greenwich, England which divides the Earth into the eastern and western hemispheres
- 3. shows predicted weather, precipitation, storm warnings, wind speed & direction, snow accumulation and other aspects of weather
- 6. shows the relationship of the actual distance on Earth to the distance on a map
- 8. shows east (E), west (W), north (N) and south (S)
- 9. large landmasses on Earth
- 11. shows directions on a map
- 12. hemisphere north of the Equator
- 13. a drawing of a particular place
- 15. imaginary circle around the middle of the Earth that divides the Earth into the northern and southern hemispheres
- 17. shows governmental boundaries of countries, states, counties, and location of major cities
- 18. a 3D model of the Earth
- 19. horizontal lines that measure distance north or south of the Equator.