Vocabulary 1
What shows the landforms and bodies of water found in a place?
Physical Map
Tells the exact location of a place on Earth
Absolute Location
What is the imaginary line that extends around the center of earth
Equator
What is a Political Map?
shows information such as state or national borders. Shows the capital cities and major cities of states or countries.
Shows the direction of North, South, East, and West
Compass Rose
What is the line of longitude marked as 0 degrees
Prime Meridian
Explains the meaning of the symbols on the map
Map Key
A model of the Earth is ________
Globe
What is a Symbol?
marking or color that stands for something else
What is relative location?
describes where a place is in relation to another place
Half of Earth
Hemisphere