Longitude/Latitude
Vocab
Map Scale
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100

What is the line at 0 degrees latitude called?

equator

100

a small map within a larger map

inset

100
a map has a scale that 1 cm is 2 miles, if town A is 5 cm away from town B, how many miles is town A from town B?

10 miles

100

What is a small representation of the Earth in the shape of a sphere?

globe

200

What is the longitude line at 0 degrees called?

prime meridian

200

network of evenly spaced horizontal and vertical lines used to identify locations on a map

map grid

200

a map has a scale that 1 inch is equal to 5 miles. if the actual distance between two towns is 30 miles, then how many inches apart are they on the map?

6 inches

200

How many continents are on the Earth?

7

300
What is another way to say latitude?

parallel

300

lines that run north to south on globe and are east and west of the prime meridian 

longitude

300

map scale is 1 inch equals 300 miles. City A is 5 inches apart from City B. How many miles apart are they?

1,500 miles

300
shows what the colors and symbols on a map represent

map legend

400

what are the lines that run east to west along the globe and are north and south of the equator?

latitude

400

symbol on the map that shows cardinal directions

compass rose

400

map scale: 1 cm equals 20 miles

town a is 120 miles from town b. how many centimeters apart are they on the map?

6 cm

400

what is a book of maps called?

atlas

500

In which two hemispheres is Australia located in?

Southern and Eastern

500

ratio of a distance on the map to the corresponding distance on the ground

map scale

500

map scale: 1 inch equals 6 miles

town a is 3 inches away from town b. what is the distance between the two towns?

18 miles

500

What are the coordinates for San Diego?

32 degrees north, 117 degrees west