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Western Hemisphere Assignment

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

HEMISPHERE

HALF OF THE EARTH DIVIDED INTO FOUR PARTS

EQUATOR

A VERTICAL LINE THAT SPLITS THE EARTH IN HALF

PRIME MERIDIAN

A PLANET'S MERIDIAN AS ZERO LONGITUDE

MAP KEY

A LEGEND THAT DESCRIBES THE PICS ON A MAP

MAP SCALE

THE DISTANCE ON A MAP

COMPASS ROSE

A SYMBOL SHOWING DIRECTIONS ON A MAP

PHYSICAL MAP

A MAP THAT SHOWS PHYSICAL FEATURES ON THE EARTH

POLITICAL MAP

MAP THAT SHOWS BORDERS,COUNTRIES,AND MAJOR CITIES

ELEVATION

THE LEVEL OF THE SURFACE ABOVE OR BELOW

LATITUDE

LINES THAT ARE STRETCHING FROM EAST TO WEST

LONGITUDE

LINE STRETCHING FROM NORTH AND SOUTH

ABSOLUTE LOCATION

THE EXACT PLACE MEASURED BY THE LINES OF LONGITUDE AND LADITUDE

LANDFORM

A GEOMORPHOLOGICAL UNIT THAT IS LARGELY DEFINED BY IT'S SURFACE FORM