Map Skills Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 5. Illustrated explanation of a map’s symbols or colors
  2. 10. An exact location on Earth, expressed using latitude and longitude
  3. 11. imaginary line that divides the Earth into eastern and western halves. 0 degree line for measuring longitude
  4. 12. A map that shows natural/physical feature of the landscape, such as a mountain, plain, or island
  5. 13. distance north or south of the Equator as measured in degrees of a circle
  6. 14. Description of a place using characteristics that include languages spoken, customs practiced, and belief systems
Down
  1. 1. Location described by where it is in relation, or compared, to somewhere else
  2. 2. diagram on a map that shows directions such as north, south, east, and west
  3. 3. distance east or west of the Prime Meridian, as measured in degrees of a circle
  4. 4. surroundings
  5. 6. imaginary line that divides the Earth into northern and southern halves (hemispheres). 0 degree line for measuring latitude
  6. 7. map that uses color to show countries, states, or other political divisions
  7. 8. Relationship between an actual distance on the earth and the same distance as shown on a map
  8. 9. A location described by characteristics that include landforms, climate, vegetation, and other natural characteristics