1. Name _____________________________ Date ________________ Ntbk# _______
Study Guide — Map Skills
Match the word with its definition.
Write the letter of the definition on the
blank.
1. C Cartography
2. F Equator
3. E Hemisphere
4. B Compass Rose
5. A Map Key/Legend
6. D Scale
7. G Inset Map
8. H Physical Map
9. J Political Map
10. I Prime Meridian
A. Interprets the symbols on a map
B. Indicates cardinal and intermediate directions
on a map.
C. The art of mapmaking
D. Provides a tool for measuring the distance between
locations on a map
E. Half of the Earth
F. Located at 0° latitude, this imaginary line separates
the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemi-spheres.
G. A smaller map that often provides more detail or
enlarges an area of the larger map.
H. A map that shows landforms, water features, and
topography of a location.
I. This Located at 0° longitude, this imaginary line sep-arates
the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemi-spheres.
J. A map that shows borders, cities, roads, and other
man-made features of a location.
11. Label the compass rose below:
Complete the sentences below.
12. Lines of latitude run East to
West and measure North to
South .
13. Lines of longitude run North to
South and measure East
to West .
N
NE
NW
W E
SW SE
S
