Models of the world
__________ are useful when you need to see the Earth in a more accurate, spherical shape.
Globes
The ________________ of a place tells us where a place is relative to, or compared to, something else.
Relative Location
A/An __________ is a division on Earth between north and south or east and west.
hemisphere
The imaginary line that divides the world into Eastern and Western hemispheres is called ___________________.
Prime Meridian
__________ are useful when you need to see the Earth in a more accurate, spherical shape.
Globes
__________ are drawings of places around the world.
Maps
__________ is more helpful when you're trying to find an unfamiliar place.
The __________ includes all of the land and oceans that are north of the Equator.
Northern Hemisphere
The starting point for time zones is the __________.
Prime Meridian in Greenwich
A __________ map shows the natural features of an area, including landforms, mountains, valleys, lakes, and streams.
Physical
You can tell the distance on a map by looking at the ___________.
Scale
What map tool can you use to find a place's absolute location?
grid system
The __________ divides the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres.
Equator!
The __________ defines the boundary between one day and the next.
International date line.
A __________ map is used to show the overall distribution of the population within a particular area or region.
population
A globe is a
sphere that represents Earth's entire surface
The intersecting lines of latitude and longitude
What is Equator?
an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the parallel of latitude 0°.
What is Prime Meridian?
Prime Meridian is a vertical line dividing the earth
A __________ map shows the borders of regions, countries, states, and cities.
political
A map is a
flat model of all or part of Earth's surface
What is Location?
a particular place or position.
What is Latitude?
the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator, or of a celestial object north or south of the celestial equator, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.
What is Longitude?
Longitude is the angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian at Greenwich, England, or west of the standard meridian of a celestial object, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.
__________ are numbers or letters or both along the margins of a map that help you find a place's location.
Coordinates