MAP SKILLS VOCABULARY

HEMISPHERE

• Hemisphere- parts of the Earth
• that are divided into North,
• South, East and West and go
• through the poles to separate
• Earth.

EQUATOR

• An imaginary line that
• runs around the Earth
• at 0 degrees latitude
• that is equal distance
• from both poles.

PRIME MERIDIAN

• The imaginary line that
• goes vertically from
• the south pole to the
• north pole to separate
• the Earth.

MAP KEY

• A reference of symbols
• on a map that tell you
• what each symbols
• stands for and that
• specific map.

MAP SCALE

• A representation on a
• map showing the length
• in real life in comparison
• to the length on a
• map.

COMPASS ROSE

• A feature on a map that
• shows north, south, east
• and west on a map.

PHYSICAL MAP

• A map that shows
• exact physical features
• on the Earth in certain
• areas.

POLITICAL MAP

• A map that shows
• political borders between
• states, countries and
• continents.

ELVATION

• The number of feet high
• that something is
• located above sea level.

LATITUDE

• The imaginary lines that
• separate the Earth
• horizontally to help
• specify an exact location.

LONGITUDE

• Imaginary lines that
• divide the Earth
• vertically to help
• specify and exact location.

ABSOLUTE LOCATION

• The exact place on
• Earth that something is
• located.

LANDFORM

• A physical feature that
• is on the Earth that is
• created by the
• movement of tectonic
• plates.

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