Map Skills Vocabulary

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

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)