Latitude
Which direction do lines of latitude run?
East & West
What is the 0* longitude called?
Prime Meridian
What can maps help us with?
Telling direction, how to find something, where somewhere is, etc.
What are the 4 cardinal directions?
North, South, East and West
True or false: it is impossible to be in more than one hemisphere at a time
False!
What is the nickname for lines of latitude?
Parallel
What is the nickname for lines of longitude?
Meridians
A map that shows highways and interstates
Road map
What do we call NE, SE, SW, NW?
Intermediate Directions
True or False: there are two hemispheres on Earth
FALSE!!
What is the line sits at 23.5* N?
Tropic of Cancer
Which direction do lines of longitude run?
North and South
A map that shows landforms, rivers, oceans is called...
A physical map
A scale tells us...
distance
True or false: lines of longitude meet at the north and south poles
TRUE
What is the line at 23.5*S?
Tropic of Capricorn
WHich two halves does the prime meridian divide the earth into?
East and West
A map that shows state boundaries and capital cities
political map
Part of map that explains what each symbol means
Key or Legend
What are the 4 hemispheres?
Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western
What is the 0* latitude called?
Equator
True or False: The Prime Meridian goes through Greenwich, England
TRUE!
a topographical map
The drawings / pictures on a map key are called ______.
Symbols
Which two halves does the equator divide the earth into?
North and South