Map Skills Vocabulary
Published on Dec 05, 2015
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Hemisphere
The Equator divides the earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
EQUATOR
A IMAGINARY LINE AROUND THE EARTH THAT IS EQUALLY DISTANT from both poles
PRIME MERIDIAN
A planets meridian adopted as the zero of the longituitedd.
MAP KEY
explanatory table of symbols used on a map or chart
Map scale
A map scale is the relationship between distance on a map and the distance on the ground .
COMPASS ROSE
A circle showing principal Directions printed on a map or chart.
PHYSICAL MAPS
Physical maps call out landform and water features.
POLITICAL MAPS
POLITICAL MAPS SHOW THE NAMES AND POLITICAL BOUNDARIES OF COUNTRIES.
ELEVATION
HEIGHT OF LAND ABOVE SEA LEVEL.
LATITUDE
DISTANCE NORTH OR SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR,MEASURED IN DEGREES.
LONGITUDE
DISTANCE EAST OR WEST OF THE PRIME MERIDIAN,MEASUERD IN DEGREES.
ABSLOUTE LOCATION
EXACT LOCATION OF THE PLACE ON EARTH DESCRIBED BY GLOBAL COORDINATES.
LANDFORM
A natural feature of the earth's surface.
