What information is on a plan?
These are letters and numbers that refer to a square on the plan.
Coordinates
What are the four cardinal points?
North
South
East
West
Imaginary horizontal lines.
Parallels
What information is on a plan?
It's a directional marker. It shows which way the plan is facing.
A compass rose
A map is a two-dimensional representation of...
...the Earth's surface.
Imaginary vertical lines.
Meridians
What information is on a plan?
It shows the relation between the real size and the size on the plan.
A scale.
This type of map shows the natural features like rivers and mountains.
A physical map.
A parallel line dividing the globe into two hemispheres.
Equator
What information is on a plan?
Symbols are explained in the...
key
This type of map has symbols that explain a topic.
A thematic map.
A meridian that joins the North and South Pole.
The Greenwich Meridian
It divides the plan into small squares.
Grid line.
This type of map shows the borders of countries.
A political map.
A globe is a __________-dimensional (3D) representation of the Earth's surface.
three