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Mapping Vocabulary Flashcards

Test your knowledge of mapping terms with these flashcards. From legends to latitude, sharpen your geography skills in an interactive way.

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Mapping Vocabulary Flashcards

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  1. Mapping Vocabulary Flashcards On each card you will see a definition. Guess what mapping vocabulary word it defines. Then click to check your answer. Click again to advance to the next flashcard.

  2. The section of a map that explains the symbols and colors on the map.

  3. Legend or Key

  4. The directions North, South, East, West

  5. Cardinal Directions

  6. Another name for a line of longitude.

  7. Meridian

  8. Relative size (i.e. distances on a map represent actual distances on the earth).

  9. Scale

  10. The directions Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, Southeast

  11. Intermediate Directions

  12. The distance north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees

  13. Latitude

  14. A half of the Earth

  15. Hemisphere

  16. The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian, measured in degrees

  17. Longitude

  18. Another name for a line of latitude

  19. Parallel

  20. A diagram of a compass showing cardinal and intermediate directions on a map

  21. Compass Rose

  22. If someone were to tell you that our school is north of Oakwood Mall, what type of location is this?

  23. Relative Location Oakwood Mall is south of Northstar. Northstar is north of Oakwood Mall.

  24. If someone were to tell you that Eau Claire is 44° N, 91° W, what type of location is this?

  25. Exact or Absolute Location

  26. When listing the exact location of a place, what is listed first the latitude then longitude OR longitude then latitude?

  27. Latitude then Longitude

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