Reading Maps
This explains the symbols of a map.
The part of a map with arrows pointing in all four directions.
Compass Rose
What are the 4 cardinal directions?
North, East, South, West
This is a person that makes maps.
Cartographer
What is a large body of salt water called?
Ocean
These are often used on a map instead of words.
Symbols
How do people use lines on a map to locate places?
Grid system
A location's distance North or South of the equator. (The horizontal lines on a map)
latitude
What is the study of the Earth called?
Geography
How many oceans are there?
4
This tells the subject of the map.
Title
What imaginary line divides the globe into East and West hemispheres?
Equator
A location's distance East or West of the Prime Meridian. (the vertical lines on a map)
Longitude
What is a "meridian"?
A line of longitude/imaginary line that runs between the North and South poles.
What is a continent?
A large land mass on Earth
This shows the distance relationship between locations.
Scale
What? imaginary line divides the globe into East and West hemispheres.
Prime Meridian
What are the 4 "intermediate directions"?
Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, Northwest
What does "parallel" mean?
Being side by side and staying an equal distance apart.
How many continents are there?
7
Name and show 1 way a map can represent the Earth.
Cylindrical (wrap around)
Plane (on top)
What imaginary line runs through the Pacific Ocean and sets the time for the World?
International Date Line
Half of the Earth is called what?
Hemisphere
What does "distort" mean?
To change the original shape of something.
What is a Region?
An area in which many features are similar. (The South)