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A symbol on a map that shows the cardinal directions.
what is Compass Rose
The four cardinal directions are north (N), east (E), south (S), west (W), at 90° angles on the compass rose.
What is Cardinal Directions
formed by bisecting the above, giving: northeast (NE), southeast (SE), southwest (SW) and northwest (NW).
what is The four intercardinal (or ordinal) direction
the study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these, including the distribution of populations and resources, land use, and industries.
what is Geography
imaginary lines that divide the Earth. They run east to west, but measure your distance north or south.
what is Lines of Latitude
Imaginary lines that divide the Earth. They run north to south from pole to pole, but they measure the distance east or west.
what is Lines of Longitude
an imaginary line around the middle of a planet or other celestial body.
what is the Equator
a unit of latitude or longitude used to define points on the earth's surface or on the celestial sphere.
what is Degrees
geographical reference line that passes through the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, in London, England.
what is Prime Meridian
refers to the relationship (or ratio) between distance on a map and the corresponding distance on the ground- map scale.
what is the Scale
the misrepresentation of shape, area, distance, or direction of or between geographic features when compared to their true measurements on the curved surface of the earth.
what is Distortion
A list of symbols that appear on the map to represent something else.
what is Key
A group of islands.
what is Archipelago
A broad inlet of the sea where the land curves inward.
what is Bay
an artificial waterway designed for navigation that people could cross the water with boats or ships.
what is bay
it is a high point of land that extends into a river, lake, or ocean.
what is Cape
wetlands that form as rivers empty their water and sediment into another body of water.
what is delta
it is a long, deep, narrow body of water that reaches far inland.
what is Fjord
it is a portion of the ocean that penetrates land.
what is Gulf
is a body of water sheltered by natural or artificial barriers. It can provide safe anchorage and permit the transfer of cargo and passengers between ships and the shore.
what is harbor
is a body of land surrounded by water.
what is island
a large body of water surrounded by land.
what is lake
low area that’s between a hill and mountain.
what is Valley
is a rising landform that grows higher than the area around it on one side.
what is Plateau
A lock is a lake or an inlet of the sea.
what is landlock