Geographic Terms / Map Vocabulary

Maps always have some ___________________ because the Earth is 3D and a map is 2D.

The post office needed an _____________________ to deliver my mail, so I gave them my address.

The directions North, South, East and West are known as _______________________.

The vertical lines on a map grid go these 2 directions: ________________ & ________________

I need to know the distance from Boston to Los Angeles, I can use the _______________________ to approximate the distance.

A ____________________ is lines crossing a map vertically and horizontally.

When I use a map scale, the distance is _______________________, meaning it will not be exact.

Everyone knows the McDonalds in town, so when I give directions I use it as a ________________________.

When I go hiking I pack a ____________________ to help me with directions.

To understand information presented on a map I can look at the __________________, which contains symbols.

The directions northeast, southeast, northwest and southwest are known as _______________________.

The horizontal lines on a map grid go these 2 directions: ________________ & ________________

I can read the ___________________ of map to know what location the map shows.