Plans
Maps
Globes
100

What information is on a plan?

These are letters and numbers that refer to a square on the plan.

Coordinates

100

What are the four cardinal points?

North

South

East

West

100

Imaginary horizontal lines.

Parallels

200

What information is on a plan?

It's a directional marker. It shows which way the plan is facing.

A compass rose


200

A map is a two-dimensional representation of...

...the Earth's surface.

200

Imaginary vertical lines.

Meridians

300

What information is on a plan?

It shows the relation between the real size and the size on the plan.

A scale.


300

This type of map shows the natural features like rivers and mountains.

A physical map.



300

A parallel line dividing the globe into two hemispheres.

Equator

400

What information is on a plan?

Symbols are explained in the...

key


400

This type of map has symbols that explain a topic.

A thematic map.


400

A meridian that joins the North and South Pole.

The Greenwich Meridian

500

It divides the plan into small squares.

Grid line.


500

This type of map shows the borders of countries.

A political map.


500

A globe is a __________-dimensional (3D) representation of the Earth's surface.

three

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