Latitude
These are the imaginary lines that show distance on either side of the Equator
What are Latitude?
These are the imaginary lines that show distance on either side of the Prime Meridian
What are Longitude?
This theme tells EXACTLY where something is
What is Location?
This is the tool on the map that is used to tell how much distance is being represented
What is a scale or scale bar?
This type of map shows the borders decided by the governments
What is a political map?
This is the line of latitude that cuts the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres
What is the Equator?
This is the line of Longitude that cuts the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres
What is the Prime Meridian ?
This theme groups places by something they have in common
What is Regions ?
This is a round three dimensional version of the Earth
What is a globe?
This type of map shows actual features you can see, like oceans, rivers, mountains, deserts and lakes
What is a physical map?
Lines above the Equator are degrees __________ (what direction?)
What is North?
Lines to the right of the Prime Meridian are degrees _______ (what direction)
What is East?
This theme talks about what its like when you get there, the features that are there
What is Place?
This is what half of the Earth is called
What is a hemisphere?
In this type of projection map, the directions are accurate but the size and shape might not be
(like an orange cut up and coloring in-between the pieces.
What is the Mercator Projection ?
Lines below the Equator are degrees __________ (what direction?)
What is South?
Lines to the left of the Prime Meridian are degrees ______ (what direction?)
What is West?
This is when goods, people or ideas go from one spot to another
What is Movement?
This is the tool on the map that "unlocks" all the information and tells us what the symbols mean
What is the Map Key ?
(or legend)
This type of projects is the most accurate because most of the sizes, shapes and distances are accurate.
Only the poles get a little smooshed.
What is the Robinson Projection?
This is the highest degree Latitude
What is 90o North or 90o South
This is the highest degree Longitude
What is 180o ?
(East or West, also known as the antimeridian)
This is how people affect their spot, or how the spot affects the people
What is Human-Environment Interaction?
This is the name of the symbol on the map that tells directions
What is the Compass or Compass Rose?
This type of map shows how many people live in a certain area