Latitude + Longitude
The line that divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres
Equator
Map that shows boundaries of states and countries
Political Map
What is absolute location?
Exact place on Earth where a place is located using latitude and longitude
What does a map legend tell you?
What different symbols, colors, and shapes mean on a map
What are landforms
The features of Earth's surface
The line that divides the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres
Prime Meridian
Map that shows where events in history took place
Historical Map
What is relative location?
Where a place is located in relation to another place
What are the 4 cardinal directions?
North, East, South, West
What is a hemisphere?
2 halves of the Earth
Lines that run from East to West (measured in degrees N + S)
Lines of Latitude
Map that shows the natural features of Earth's surface
Physical Map
What is an example of relative location?
To the right of the park, across from the blue building, a block from the school...
What are the intermediate directions?
Northwest, Southwest, Southeast, Northeast
What are coordinates?
Pair of numbers that are latitude and longitude to find an absolute location
Lines that run from North to South (measured in degrees E + W)
Lines of Longitude
Map that focuses on a specific theme
Thematic Map
Would a street address be a relative or absolute location?
Absolute
What does a map scale tell you?
How to read the distance on a map compared to real world size
What is distortion?
A change in the shape, size, or position of a place when shown on a map
What is the name of the set of numbers that tell you exactly where a place is located?
Geographic coordinates
What type of map would show what each state's favorite candy is?
Thematic
Would Cincinnati, Ohio be a relative or absolute location?
Relative
What is cartography?
The study of maps
What is a map projection?
The system of transforming a sphere (Earth) into a flat surface