Elements of a Map
Parallels and Meridians
Four Hemispheres
Map Grid and Index
100
shows the relationship between map and measurements and acutal distance on the earth
What is scale bar?
100
an imaginary line that circles the Earth halway between the north and south poles.
What is the equator?
100
A person who makes maps
What is a cartographer?
100
a pattern of lines that form squares
What is a grid?
200
North, South, East and West
What is cardinal directions?
200
90 degrees north
What is the north pole?
200
half of the earth
What is hemisphere?
200
90 degrees south
What is the south pole?
300
A border between countries
What is international border?
300
Imaginary lines on Earth that run between the North and South Poles
What is the Meridians?
300
the distance in degrees north or south of the equator
What is lines of latitude?
300
an alphabetical listing of place names on a map and the grid squares in which they are found.
What is an index?
400
sharing an edge or boundary; touching
What is contigous?
400
Units of latitude or longitude?
What is degrees?
400
Imaginary lines that are drawn from north to south between the North and South poles?
What is longitude lines? (meridians)
400
show natural landforms and waterways on Earth's surface?
What is physical map?
500
Inset map show the primary mapped area in relation to a larger, more recognizable area. Enlarges important or congested areas.
What is map elements: Inset Map?
500
An imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South pole of Earth at 0 degrees longitude?
What is the Prime Meridian?
500
the location of one place in relation to other places?
What is relative location?
500
exact place on earth where something is found. Example: latitude, longitude, and address or town.
What is absolute location?
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