Vocab
Political Map
a map that shows the political units, such as countries of states, capitals. center of government or major cities
Physical Map
a map that shows the physical, or natural, features of a place such as elevation
Locator map
shows where the area on the map is located with in a larger area
Pattern
the organized spread of features in a space
The continent with the most of the worlds population is ...
Asia
Geography
study of the human and nonhuman features of Earth
Prime Meridian
Passes through Greenwich, England, is a measure of longitude, [0 degrees], Runs north-south and measures east or west Divides earth into the Eastern and Western hemispheres.
Projection
way to map Earth on a flat surface
Equator
Imaginary line drawn around Earth halfway between the North and South poles and its 0 degrees Latitude It runs east-west and measures north or south and divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern hemisphere
The continent with no humans is ...
Antarctica
Insets
smaller maps on the same pages as the main map that may show areas outside the main maps borders or a close up of an area on the main map
Intermediate Direction
a compass direction that lies between the cardinal direction such as northeast
Cardinal Direction
North, South, East, West
Scale
relative size
The Equator divides the Earth into the ...... hemisphere.
northern and southern
Distortion
loss of accuracy
Title
tells you the subject of the map
Key
explains the symbols and colors on the map
Compass Ross
is a diagram of a compass showing directions
The Prime Meridian divides the Earth into the ...... hemispheres
eastern and western
Interaction
2 or more things affecting each others
Scale [bar]
shows how much space on the map represents a given distance on Earth
Latitude
the position north or south of the Equator measured in degrees
Longitude
the position in degrees east or west of the prime meridian
Longitude lines run ....
Latitude lines run ....
north and south
east and west