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Map Skills Vocabulary

Published on Dec 05, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

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.

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LATITUDE

DISTANCE NORTH OR SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR,MEASURED IN DEGREES.

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LONGITUDE

DISTANCE EAST OR WEST OF THE PRIME MERIDIAN,MEASUERD IN DEGREES.

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ABSLOUTE LOCATION

EXACT LOCATION OF THE PLACE ON EARTH DESCRIBED BY GLOBAL COORDINATES.

Photo by Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the BPL

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LANDFORM

A natural feature of the earth's surface.

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