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Map Skills Vocabulary

Published on Nov 23, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

HEMISPHERE

AN IMAGINARY LINES THAT DIVIED THE EARTH.

EQUATOR

AN IMAGINARY LINE THE DIVIEDS THE EARTH BY NORTH POLE TO SOUTH POLE
Photo by KKfromBB

PRIME MERIDIAN

THE EARTH'S ZERO OF LONGITUDE,WHICH CONVENTION PASSES THOUGH GREENWICH,ENGLAND

MAP KEY

Maps use a key, or legend, to explain the meaning of each of the symbols.
Photo by David Reeves

MAP SCALE

Map scale refers to the relationship (or ratio) between distance on a map LIKE 1CM IS 1KM ON A MAP
Photo by Dru!

COMPASS ROSE

a circle showing the principal dIRECTION on a map or chart.

PHYSICAL MAP

In addition to country borders, major cities and significant bodies of water, physical maps.
Photo by Link576

POLITCAL MAP

Political maps are designed to show boundaries of countries
Photo by nsikander28

ELEVATION

THE ACTION OR FACT OF ELEVATION OR BEING ELEVATION

CARDINAL POINTS

FOUR MAIN DIRECTIONS ON A COMPASS (NORTH,SOUTH,WEST,AND EAST)

CONTOUR

Lines drawn a map to show levels of elevation above or below sea level

GRID

GRID LINES OF LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE ON A MAP WHICH DETERMINE ABSOLUTE LOCATION ON EARTH SURFACE

RELIEF MAP

Map which shows land forms and their respective heights

ABSOLUTE LOCATION

A POINT ON THE EARTH'S SURFACE EXPRESSED BY A COORDINATE SYSTEM SUCH AS LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE