Geography Skills1
Collection or book of maps.
a) cardinal direction
b) compass rose
c) atlas
What is an atlas
Small model of the Earth.
a) globe
b) grid
c) elavation
What is globe
The study of Earth.
a) legend
b) geography
c) latitude
What is Geography.
The height above the sea.
a) hemisphere
b) elevation
c)equator
What is elevation
A symbol that shows direction on a map.
a) grid
b) cardinal direction
c) compass rose
A system of lines that cross each other forming a pattern of squares.
a) grid
b) degree
c) atlas
What is grid.
A map that shows political boundaries for countries, states, or nations as well as capital cities.
a) gobe
b) prime meridian
c) political map
What is a political map.
The directions of northeast, northwest, southeast, and southwest.
a) cardinal directions
b) intermediate directions
c) longitude
What is intermediate directions.
The directions of north, south, east, and west.
a) cardinal direction
b) degree
c) map scale
What is cardinal direction.
A tool that shows the relationship between distance on a map and distance on the Earth.
a) symbol
b) map scale
c) Africa
What is map scale.
The line drawn from the North Pole to the South Pole that passes between Europe and Africa.
a) prime meridian
b) hemisphere
c) latitude
What is prime meridian.
A symbol that shows direction on a map.
a) map legend
b) map scale
c) compass rose
What is compass rose.
A half of a sphere; the Earth's hemispheres are formed by the equator and prime meridian.
a) geography
b) globe
c) hemisphere
What is hemisphere
A unit of measure; there are 360 degrees of latitude and longitude used to locate places on Earth.
a) equator
b) grid
c) degree
What is degree.
The wording on a map that tells what each symbol on the map stands for.
a) legend
b) grid
c) scale
What is legend