Cardinal Directions
This direction is equal to 000 or 360 on the compass rose.
What is North?
This is the direction between North and East.
What is Northeast?
The horizontal lines on a map that are also called parallels.
What are lines of latitude?
This is the largest ocean.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
The cardinal directions are found on this part of the map.
What is the compass?
This direction is equal to 180 on the compass rose.
What is South?
This is the direction between South and West.
What is Southwest?
The vertical lines on a map that are also called meridians.
What are lines of longitude?
This is the second largest ocean and you live about 120 miles west of it.
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
This type of map shows the land features of a place.
What is a physical map?
This direction is equal to 090 on the compass rose.
What is East?
This is the direction between East and South.
What is Southeast?
Latitude and Longitude are used to provide this type of location.
What is absolute or exact?
This ocean is found between Africa and Asia.
What is the Indian Ocean?
This part of the map shows how far the distance between places is.
What is the map scale?
This direction is equal to 270 on the compass rose.
What is South?
This is the direction between West and North?
What is Northwest?
Lines of latitude and longitude create this on a globe or map?
What is a grid?
This is the continent you live on.
What is North America?
This is the location on a map that defines all the symbols.
What is a key or legend?
Cardinal Directions are best used to provide this type of directions to another person?
What are relative directions?
Intermediate directions are best used to provide this type of directions to another person?
What are relative directions?
Scientists and everyday drivers use this system to find exact locations on the Earth.
What is the Global Positioning System (GPS)?
This continent is (1,000s of miles) due East of Florida.
What is Africa?
The job title of the person that makes professional maps.
What is a cartographer?