Map Skills 3 & 4 - Using Latitude And Longitude & Using Symbols And Scale

Front 1

The longitude line from which other longitudes are measured. It is numbered 0°.

Back 1

Prime Meridian

Front 2

The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian, measured in degrees. The lines that measure this on a map or globe run from North Pole to South Pole.

Back 2

longitude

Front 3

The imaginary line halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole, dividing the earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere. Its latitude is 0°.

Back 3

Equator

Front 4

Something used on a map that stands for real things and places on the earth's surface.

Back 4

symbol

Front 5

A way of showing distance or size on a map.

Back 5

scale

Front 6

The part of a map that tells what the symbols on the map stand for.

Back 6

legend / key

Front 7

Distance north or south of the earth's Equator, measured in degrees. The lines that measure this run east and west on a map or globe.

Back 7

latitude

Front 8

One half of a sphere or ball; half of the earth.

Back 8

hemisphere

Front 9

A system of crossing lines or boxes on a map or globe. Crossing latitude and longitude lines form this.

Back 9

grid