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Map Skills Vocabulary

Published on Nov 21, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

HEMISPHERE

A HEMISPHERE IS HALF OF THE EARTH
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EQUATOR

DIVIDES EARTH IN HALF
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PRIME MERIDIAN

A LINE OF LONGITUDE
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MAP KEY

The map key is what gives you all the INFORMATION

SCALE BAR

SCALE BAR A MAP ELEMENT USED TO GRAPHICALLY REPRESENT THE SCALE OF A MAP

COMPASS ROSE

A CIRCLE SHOWING THE PRINCIPAL DIRECTIONS PRINTED ON A MAP OR CHART.
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PHYSICAL MAP

PHYSICAL MAP: A MAP OF THE LOCATIONS OF IDENTIFIABLE LANDMARKS ON CHROMOSOMES.
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POLITICAL MAP

A REPRESENTATION OF A COUNTRY'S CAPITALS

ELEVATION

THE HEIGHT TO WHICH SOMETHING IS ELEVATED ABOVE A POINT OF REFERENCE
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LATITUDE

the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator
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LONGITUDE

LLONGITUDE, IS A GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATE THAT SPECIFIES THE EAST/WEST VIEWS OF EARTH
Photo by Ludovico Cera

ABSOLUTE LOCATION

ABSOLUTE LOCATION DESCRIBES THE LOCATION OF A PLACE BASED ON A FIXED POINT ON EARTH

REGION

A LARGE INDEFINITE LOCATION ON THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH

LANDFORM

A landform is a feature on the Earth's surface that is part of the TERRAIN