Compass
•A small diagram used to indicate directions on a map
What is a compass rose?
•A precise point where a place is located
What is an absolute location?
•Zero degrees of latitude that runs from East to West
What is the Equator?
What class is this?
What is Global Studies?
•Points at the end of a compass rose that are N, S, E, W
What is cardinal direction?
The section of a map where it says basic information presented on the map
What is a map legend?
•Zero degrees of longitude that runs from North to South
What is the Prime Meridian?
•Any natural characteristic of the Earth’s surface, such as a body of water or land
What is a physical feature?
•On a compass rose that has lines that show diagonal directions (NW, NE, SE, SW)
What is an intermediate direction?
•A graph that shows the weather pattern for a certain area over time
What is a climagraph?
•Imaginary lines that run from North to South
What is longitute?
•A measure of inches or centimeters that translates into miles or kilometers on a map
What is a map scale?
Where does a compass always point?
What is North?
•An area defined by one or more natural or cultural characteristics that set it apart from other areas
What is a region?
•Imaginary lines that run from East to West
What is latitude?
•Map that displays the heights of the landscape, such as mountains and hills
What is a relief map?
What did Mr. Mertes listen to while making this?
What is the Star Wars soundtrack?
•A way of representing the Earth on a flat surface?
What is a map projection?
How late did Mr. Mertes stay up making this?
How late is 9:30PM?
•Any map with a certain subject or theme, such as a political map that shows countries and states, or an economic map that shows where things are made
What is a thematic map?