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Map Skills Vocab

Published on Dec 05, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

HEMISPHERE

WHEN HALF OF THE EARTH IS DIVIDED INTONORTHERN AND SOUTHERN

EQUATOR

A corresponding line on a planet or other body.
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PRIME MERIDIAN

A planet's meridian adopted as the zero of longitude.

MAP KEY

MAP KEY IS IT TELLS YOU WHAT ALL THE COLORS MEAN ON TH MAP.
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MAP SCALE

The scale of a map is the ratio of a distance on the map.

COMPASS ROSE

A circle showing the principal directions printed on a map or chart.

PHYSICAL MAP

A map is a visual representation of an area – symbolic depiction.

POLITICAL MAP

A map is a visual representation of an area – symbolic depiction.

ELEVATION

height above a given level, especially sea level.

LATITUDE

the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator.

LONGITUIDE

THE ANGULAR DISTANCE OF A PLACE EAST OR WEST OF THE MERIDIAN

ABSOLUTE LOCATION

ITS WERE THE LOCATION IS ABSOLUTE.

LANDFORM

A natural feature of the earth's surface.