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Map Skills

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

MAP SKILLS VOCABULARY

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HEMISPHERE

  • A half earth divided into North and South by the equator

EQUATOR

  • An imaginary line that runs around the earth between the poles
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PRIME MERIDIAN

  • Line of global grid running from North and South

MAP KEY

  • The key to understand the map
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MAP SCALE

  • A ratio that compares a measurment on a map

COMPASS ROSE

  • A object that tells you North, South,West,East
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PHYSICAL MAP

  • Physical maps call out landforma and water features
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POLITICAL MAP

  • Political maps show the names political boundaries of countries
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ELEVATION

  • Height of land above sea level
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LATITUDE

  • Distance North or South of the equator

LONGITUDE

  • Distance East or West of the Prime Meridian

ABSOLUTE LOCATION

  • Exact location on Earth

LANDFORM