Map Skills Vocab Flashcard

Parallel of latitude north of the equator; northern boundary of the Torrid Zone.

Direction between two cardinal points

What each symbol on the map stands for

One of Earth's seven large landmasses

Imaginary line around Earth between North and South Pole

Line of longitude at 0°

Imaginary line measuring distance north/south of the equator

One of the four main points of the Compass Rose

Imaginary line measuring distance east/west of the prime meridian

Guide for real distances vs. map distances