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Geographic Terms / Map Vocabulary
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The directions North, South, East and West are known as _______________________.
cardinal directions
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A ____________________ is lines crossing a map vertically and horizontally.
map grid / grid
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The horizontal lines on a map grid go these 2 directions: ________________ & ________________
East & West
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The post office needed an _____________________ to deliver my mail, so I gave them my address.
absolute location
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When I use a map scale, the distance is _______________________, meaning it will not be exact.
approximate
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I need to know the distance from Boston to Los Angeles, I can use the _______________________ to approximate the distance.
scale
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The directions northeast, southeast, northwest and southwest are known as _______________________.
intermediate directions
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Everyone knows the McDonalds in town, so when I give directions I use it as a ________________________.
relative location
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I can read the ___________________ of map to know what location the map shows.
title / heading
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Maps always have some ___________________ because the Earth is 3D and a map is 2D.
distortion
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When I go hiking I pack a ____________________ to help me with directions.
Compass/Compass Rose
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The vertical lines on a map grid go these 2 directions: ________________ & ________________
North & South
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To understand information presented on a map I can look at the __________________, which contains symbols.
key / legend
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