Map Skills Study Guide
Seven continents (be able to locate on a world map): Africa,
Antarctica, Asia (largest), Australia (smallest), Europe, North
America, South America
Four Oceans (be able to locate on a world map): Arctic,
Atlantic, Indian, Pacific
Hemispheres: Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western
Latitude: imaginary horizontal lines (parallel) on a grid map
Longitude: imaginary vertical lines (not parallel) on a grid map
Coordinates: combination of 2 numbers that show an exact
location on a map using latitude and longitude (15 N, 75 W)
Latitude always comes first.
Equator: imaginary latitude line that divides the earth into
Northern and Southern Hemispheres (0 degrees latitude)
Prime Meridian: imaginary longitude line that divides the earth
into Eastern and Western Hemispheres (0 degrees longitude)
Compass rose: a symbol showing directions
Cardinal Directions: N, S, E, W
Intermediate Directions; NE, SE, NW, SW
Globe-spherical world map that usually spins
Maps: grid map-shows lat. & long. Lines, product map- show
products/resources found in that area on a map, transportation
map-shows highways to different places, political map-show
cities and capitals, physical map- shows land forms/types of
land
Scale: tool on a map that helps you measure distance-similar
to a ruler
Key/Legend- shows symbols and what they stand for on a map
Latitude-
Longitude-
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