Maps
Visually appealing maps are what type: mercator, polar or robinson?
robinson
Draw a compass rose
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What shows the natural features of an area?
physcial
political
thematic
physcial
Longitute and Latitude lines are measured in
degrees
centimeters
miles
degrees
What do polar maps show? ( or draw an example)
landmasses and water in relation to a central point
What imaginary line goes through Greenwhich,England?
Prime Meridian
Shows the imaginary borders that can change instantly...
physcial
political
thematic
political
Imaginary vertical lines that run north and south are called what....
longitude
climate, language, economic, population
What does a key/legend show?
meaning of each symbols
What does a scale measure on maps?
distance
Horizontal Lines on a map show what?
Latitidue
The best way we can represent the earth is with a.....
Globe
Which zone is closest to the equator?
Tropical
Draw or exaplain an example of a mercator map
map projection of which the meridians are usually drawn parallel to each other and the parallels of latitude are straight lines whose distance from each other increases with their distance from the equator.
It is impossible to show earth on a flat surface without bending, shrinking, or distortion
distortions
What shows a specific theme to display information?
political
physcial
thematic
thematic