Globe / Mapping Test Worksheet

shows the directions north, south, east, and west on most maps. May also show the intermediate directions or northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest.
used on maps to stand for things that are drawn on the map.
where symbols on a map are explained
used on maps as a tool for measuring distance, since mapmakers usually must draw things smaller than they really are
tells us what the map is about
tell us what things on the map are
lines that run from west to east. They measure distances north and south of the equator. They are also called parallels
lines that run from north to south, pole to pole. They measure distances west and east of the prime meridian. Are also called meridians.
0 degrees latitude, and it is an imaginary line that divides the earth into two halves, the northern hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere. Is the longest latitude line.
0 degrees longitude. It is an imaginary line that passes through Greenwich, England. This and the 180 degree longitude line divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres. The world time zones begin here.
a globe or other ball shape
half of a sphere
latitude lines that will never intersect