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Map Skills Vocabulary

Published on Nov 20, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

HEMISPHERE

A HALF OF THE EARTH

EQUATOR

AN IMAGINARY LINE THAT SEPARATES THE NORTH AND SOUTH POLES
Photo by KKfromBB

PRIME MERIDIAN

THE ZERO LINE THAT PASSES THROUGH ENGLAND
Photo by nein09

MAP KEY

IT EXPLAINS WHAT THE SYMBOLS ARE THAT ARE ON THE MAP

MAP SCALE

A SCALE THAT SHOWS THE MEASUREMENT BETWEEN COUNTRIES, STATES AND CITIES

COMPASS ROSE

THE COMPASS ON A MAP
Photo by cdrummbks

PHYSICAL MAP

A MAP THAT SHOWS COUNTIES, STATES, CITIES, AND LANDFORMS
Photo by hans905

POLITICAL MAP

A MAP THAT SHOWS WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST

ELEVATION

A HEIGHT THATS ABOVE OR BELOW OR AT THE ZERO LINE

LATITUDE

THE IMAGINARY LINES THAT ARE HORIZONTAL

LONGITUDE

THE IMAGINARY LINES ON EARTH THAT ARE VERTICAL

ABSOLUTE LOCATION

A SPECIFIC LOCATION USING LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE

LANDFORM

A AREA THAT FORMED NATURALLY