Around the World
lines that move horizontally around the globe.
What is latitude?
location in relation to another place or feature
What is relative location?
explains symbols, lines and colors
What is a legend or key?
shows borders and cities
What is a political map?
it shows distances more accurately than a map
What is a globe?
one half of the earth.
What is a hemisphere?
the human and physical characteristics of a location
What is place?
shows direction
What is the north arrow or compass rose?
shows mountains and rivers
What is a physical map?
its more portable and shows details that a globe doesn't
lines that move vertically from pole to pole.
What is longitude?
transporting people, objects and ideas around the globe
What is movement?
shows distance
What is the scale bar?
shows specialized information
What is a thematic map?
these result from putting a 3D object on a 2D surface
What is a distortion?
zero degrees latitude
What is the Equator?
the relationship between humans and nature
What is Human-Environment Interaction?
tells you what the map shows
What is the map title?
map of the United States, the states and capitals
What is a political map?
distance above or below sea level
What is elevation?
zero degrees longitude
What is the Prime Meridian?
an area of several places sharing something in common
What is region?
the line around the edges of a map
What is the map border?
map of the results of an election
What is a thematic map?
difference in elevation between two features
What is relief?