The number of Earth's hemispheres.
4
Lines of longitude are known as...
meridians
Keys
This type of map focuses on one special topic.
Special-Purpose Maps
This is an example of what kind of map?
Special-Purpose Map
The Arctic Ocean is located in what hemisphere?
The Northern Hemisphere.
parallels
DAILY DOUBLE
The first thing you should look at when studying a map.
Title
This maps features include: country borders, capital cities, and different colors to represent countries.
Political Map
This is an example of what kind of map?
Locator Map
The line of latitude that divides the Northern and Southern hemispheres.
The Equator
The symbol next to the x represents what
Xo
Degree(s)
This has arrows that point to all four principal directions.
This map's features may include: mountain ranges, rivers, oceans, islands, and allows the reading to see elevations.
Physical Map
The title of the map pictured below.
Map of the Indian and Oklahoma Territories
The line of longitude that divides the Western and Eastern Hemispheres.
The Prime Meridian
DAILY DOUBLE
If a location is at 0o latitude, it is located somewhere on the _________?
equator
These give distances in miles and kilometers.
scales
The type of map pictured below:
Physical Map
The Mercator projection is what type of map projection?
Cylindrical Projection
Antarctica is located in what hemisphere?
Southern Hemisphere
Minutes
This shows where in the world the area on the map is located.
locator map
Type of map pictured below:
Political Map
This type of map projection retains almost true shape and size.
Conic Projections