Map Skills Vocabulary
Published on Nov 23, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
HEMISPHERE
A HEMISPHERE IS AN AREA ON EARTH IN A DIVIDED SECTION BY THE EQUATOR AND THE PRIME MERIDIAN.
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PRIME MERIDIAN
AN IMAGINARY LINE GOING DOWN THE MIDDLE OF EARTH.
MAP KEY
SHOWS WHERE TERRAIN/MINERALS/ETC. USING SYMBOLS OR COLORS.
MAP SCALE
A RATIO ON A MAP TO SHOW THE DISTANCE BETWEEN USUALLY WITH INCHES.
COMPASS ROSE
A TOOL ON MOST MAPS THAT TELLS YOU NORTH, EAST, SOUTH, AND WEST.
POLITICAL MAP
THESE MAPS HELP YOU SEE BOUNDRIES BETWEEN VARIOUS AREAS AND MAJOR CITIES.
ELEVATION
THE HEIGHT OF A LOCATION IN A SPECIFIC PLACE.
LATITUDE
FAKE LINES THAT ARE PARALLEL WITH EACH OTHER ACROSS THE EARTH.
LONGITUDE
FAKE LINES THAT CONNECT AT THE SOUTH AND NORTH POLE ON EARTH.
ABSOLUTE LOCATION
A PLACE ON EARTH WHERE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE MEET.
LANDFORM
TERRAIN POSSIBLY MADE BY EROSION AND WEATHERING ON EARTH.
