Vocabulary
Parts of a Map
The Global Grid
Continents and Oceans
POTPOURRI
100
The EXACT location of any place on Earth.
What is ABSOLUTE LOCATION.
100
The place on a map where you can find out what symbols (like stars, or dotted lines) mean on a map.
What is the KEY or the LEGEND.
100
The FLAT lines that run from East to West on a map or globe and never touch.
What are LATITUDES or PARALLELS?
100
Asia, the world's largest continent is primarily in which hemisphere (Northern or Southern), and (Eastern or Western)
What is Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere?
100
This ruler compares distance on a map to actual distance on Earth
What is a SCALE?
200
When the round Earth is flattened into a map, the places on the map are stretched out. This is a called....
What is DISTORTION?
200

It explains what the entire map is about. (it's topic)

What is the TITLE?

200
LONG, up and down lines on a map or globe that run from North or South
What LONGITUDES, or MERIDIANS.
200
What causes the changing seasons throughout the year?
What is the 23.5 degree tilt of Earth on its axis?
200
When the sun shines directly over the Tropic of Cancer, it is ______ in the USA
What is SUMMER?
300
Different ways to show the round Earth on a flat surface.
What is a MAP PROJECTION?
300
Maps cannot represent the exact size and shape of the Earth because of...
What are DISTORTION?
300
The imaginary line at 0 degrees latitude, that splits the Earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres.
What is the EQUATOR?
300
These parallels or latitude lines at 66 1/2 degrees N and 66 1/2 degrees S are called
What is the Arctic Circle (66 1/2 degrees N) and the Antarctic Circle (66 1/2 S)?
300
In the Northern hemisphere it is Autumn (Fall), what season is it in the Southern hemisphere?
What is SPRING?
400
Using a familiar landmark, like a school or a store to explain the location of a nearby place.
What is the RELATIVE LOCATION?
400

Shows CARDINAL directions on a map (NORTH, SOUTH, EAST, and WEST) and INTERMEDIATE directions (NE, SE, NW, SW)

What two pieces of information does a COMPASS ROSE give?

400
Imaginary line that splits the Eastern and Western hemispheres and lies at 0 degrees longitude.
What is the PRIME MERIDIAN?
400
Many map projections distort this continent because it is located at the South Pole
What is ANTARCTICA?
400
Parallels at 23 1/2 degrees N and 23 1/2 degrees S which designate the tropics
23 1/2 degrees N= Tropic of Cancer 23 1/2 degrees S= Tropic of Capricorn
500
The study of the world around us.
What is GEOGRAPHY?
500
Latitude and Longitude lines form a ___________ on a map so that you can easily find locations.
What is a GRID?
500
The series of latitude and longitude lines that form a GRID on the entire Earth...
What is THE GLOBAL GRID?
500

What is the main advantage of the Goode's Homolisine Map Projection? 

It shows the correct size and shape of the continents.

500

Cardinal directions

What are North, East, South, West?

600

If you travel west across the International Date line, do you gain a day or lose a day? 

You gain a day. 

600

Some countries use half hour time zones. True or False? 

True

600

The imaginary latitude line at 23.5 degrees North.

Tropic of Cancer.

600

Which map projection uses parallel longitude lines and distorts size? 

Mercator
600

True or False? The map coordinates of Thessaloniki Greece are 41 N, 23 W. 

False. 

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