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Map Skills Vocabulary

Published on Nov 23, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

MAP SKILLS VOCABULARY

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Hemisphere

A HEMISPHERE IS HALF OF A SPHERE AND EARTH IS A SPHERE

Equator

THE EQUATOR SPLITS THE WORLD IN HALF FROM EAST TO WEST
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Prime maridian

THE PRIME MERIDION IS LINE THAT SPLITS THE WEST AND EAST HEMISPHERE

Map Key

IS WHERE YOU CAN LOOK IF YOU SEE A BIG BLUE LINE ITS PROBABLY A HIGHWAY
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Map Scale

IS THE RATIO OF THE ACTUAL DISTANCE OF THE WORLD

compass rose

A COMPASS ROSE IS A COMPASS USED TO SET DIRECTION
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Physical map

A PHISICAL MAP IS IT SHOWS VALLIES AND MOUNTAINS AND HILLS

political map

A POLITICAL MAP SHOWS BORDERS AND OCEANS
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Evalation

EVALATIN MEANS TO GET HIGHER INTO THE AIR OR GET LOWER DOWN TO SEA LEVEL

latitude

LATITUDE IS THE LINES THAT GO HORIZONTAL ON THE GLOBE AND HELP FIND YOUR CORDANATES

longitude

LONGITUDE ARE THE LINES THAT GO UP AND DOWN AD THEY HELP WITH CORDANATES

Absalute Location

ABSOLUTE LOCATION IS WHERE YOU CAN SEE EXACTLY WHERE YOU ARE.

LAND FORM

LAND FORMS CAN BE A VALLY OR A MOUNTAIN OR HILL