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What is a map?
Drawing of locations or the world.
Which ocean is East of Florida?
Atlantic Ocean
What map is used to look at streets and traffic?
Road maps
What line og longitude divides the world into halves vertically?
Prime Meridian
Top of the map, tells us what type of map we are looking at.
Title
What is a map maker called?
Cartographer
Tampa is _____ of Tampa Bay.
West
What do physical maps show?
Earth's natural features.
What divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres?
Equator
Tells distance on a map.
Scale
What are the vertical lines that run from the North Pole to the South Pole called?
Longitudinal Lines (Longitude)
Canada is ___________ of North America.
North
What do political maps show?
Boundaries
What is a hemisphere?
Half of the earth. Hemi= half
Shows cardinal direction on a map.
Compass rose
What are the horizontal line that run East to West called?
Latitude
Is Florida in the Northern or Southern Hemisphere?
Northern
What do climate maps show?
Weather
Do coordinate grids help us find relative or absolute location?
Absolute
Numbers and letters that help us find absolute location.
Coordinates
How are absolute and relative locations different?
Absolute is exact and relative is nearby or close to
Florida to Europe, which way do I travel?
East
What do cultural maps show?
Different types of cultures.
Line that splits the earth into two hemispheres North and South.
Equator
Explains what colors and symbols mean on a map.
Key/Legend