Measuring Distance
provides a scaled down version of features of the Earth as well as a system for locating those features
Map
a tool that uses radio waves to help determine the location, distance, and the speed of an object
A unit used to measure the distance between parallels and meridians
degree
a unit of measure equal to one-sixtieth of a degree of latitude or longitude
minute
# of time zones in the U.S.
BONUS: Name the 4 time zones.
As you move East, you ____ an hour.
measuring tool on a map that shows how distances on a map relate to actual distances on the ground
scale
electronic equipment that uses radio waves from satellites to provide precise information about location and direction
half of a sphere
hemisphere
BONUS: Which hemispheres are separated by the equator? The prime meridian?
a book of maps
atlas
imaginary line around which a spinning object rotates
axis
Legend (Map Key)
an imaginary line that circles Earth in the same direction as the equator and runs left to right around the globe; marks degrees of latitude
Parallel
imaginary line that runs north and south on a globe/map but measures degrees of longitude east of west of the prime meridian
meridian
BONUS: All lines meet at the ______.
index
the movement of a spinning object
rotation
tells the directions north, south, east, and west
Compass
distance between the equator and a place north or south of the equator; measured in degrees; maximum is 90 degrees N or S
Latitude
distance east or west of an imaginary line on the globe that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole; measured in degrees east or west of the Prime Meridian
longitude
follows 180 degrees longitude; placed over oceans; East side is a day before, west side is the day after
International Date Line
area of low land bordered by land of higher elevation
valley
READING A MAP
1. line/group of mountains
2. top or highest point on a mountain
3. view of something from above (aerial view)
4. land that is the same elevation as the surface of the sea/ocean
1. mountain range
2. peak
3. birds eye view
4. sea level
parallel of latitude that runs around the middle of the Earth halfway between the North and South Poles (0 degrees)
Equator
BONUS: As you move north and south of the equator, the temperature gets _______.
DOUBLE BONUS: What is the opposite of the equator - the imaginary line that divides Earth into Eastern & Western hemispheres?
set of numbers that help you find your place on the globe - always has a N or S and E or W
coordinates
24 zones around Earth within which everyone observes the same time; one hour apart from their neighboring time zone
Time Zone
BONUS: We need time zones because the Earth _____ on its axis and different areas of the Earth are facing the ____ at different time zones.
the height of something (# of feet above or below sea level)
Elevation