Vocabulary
These are drawings of places around the world
Maps
Vertical lines that go around the Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole and tell us how far east or west something is from the Prime Meridian
Lines of Longitude
This type of map shows the natural features of an area such as landforms and valleys
physical map
someones _________ is based on their beliefs and values
culture
These are useful when you need to see the Earth in a more accurate, spherical shape
Globe
These lines run east and west and show how far north and south places are from the Equator.
lines of latitude
This type of map is created to represent historical events in the time period they occured
historical map
This hemisphere includes all land and oceans that are north of the equator
Northern Hemisphere
You can tell the distance on a map by looking at the....
scale
This is another term for lines of longitude
meridians
This type of map shows the study of weather over time in a region
climate map
This divides the Earth into the northern and sothern hemisphere
Equator
This is a symbol on the map that shows our cardinal directions of north, east, south, and west
compass rose
This part of the map explains what the sumbols and colors on the map represent
legend/key
This type of map is used to show the overall distribution of the population within a particular area
population map
This divides the Earth into the western and eastern hemisphere
Prime Meridian
A ________ is a division on Earth between north and south or east and west
hemisphere
This shows us how far it is from one place to another on a map
scale
This type of map shows borders of regions, countries, states, and cities.
political map
This type of grid uses letters and numbers to find coordinates
alphanumeric grid