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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.

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

Legend or Key

► The directions North, South, East, West

Cardinal Directions

► Another name for a line of longitude.

Meridian

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

Scale

► The directions Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, Southeast

Intermediate Directions

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

Latitude

►A half of the Earth

Hemisphere

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

Longitude

► Another name for a line of latitude

Parallel

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

Compass Rose

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

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

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

Exact or Absolute Location

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

Latitude then Longitude