Map Terminology and Map Symbols

6. Distance of a place east or west of the Greenwich Meridian.
7. The northernmost part of the earth.
8. Differences in degrees between lines of longitude that result in a one-hour difference between two close longitude lines.
10. The way to describe the position of one place in relation to another.
14. Markings on the map to show the distance between two places or intersections along a route connecting towns.
15. Small pictures, marks or symbols representing real places or services.
16. Shows specific information e.g. communication airlines, climate etc.
18. Gives details regarding roads leading to a specific city.
19. Represents the ratio of a distance on the map to the actual distance on the ground.
20. A place on a coast when ships dock goods and passengers.

1. The division of a map into equal sized squares to help with locating a specific place or feature on a map.
2. The division of a country into administrative zones.
3. Imaginary line that divides the earth into the Northern hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.
4. Line dividing two neighbouring countries.
5. Distance of a place north or south of the equator.
9. Shows locations and border of countries, states, provinces.
11. Freeways connecting major cities
12. Pictures or graphical representation of the earth's surface.
13. The southernmost part of the earth.
17. A place where there's access to a country.