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VOCABULARY
LATITUDE/LONGITUDE
WHICH HEMISPHERES
PARTS OF A MAP
MAP PROJECTIONS
100
LINES ON MAPS AND GLOBES THAT MEASURE DISTANCE NORTH AND SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR
What is LATITUDE?
100
PARALLELS
What is ANOTHER NAME FOR LINES OF LATITUDE?
100
NORTH AMERICA
What are THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN HEMISPHERES?
100
GIVES THE USER INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT THE MAP SHOWS
What is A TITLE?
100
SHOWS COMPASS BEARINGS AS STRAIGHT LINES SO GOOD FOR NAVIGATION
What is MERCATOR PROJECTION?
200
LINES ON MAPS AND GLOBES THAT MEASURE DISTANCE EAST AND WEST OF THE PRIME MERIDIAN
What is LONGITUDE?
200
MERIDIANS
What is ANOTHER NAME FOR LINES OF LONGITUDE?
200
AUSTRALIA
What are THE EASTERN AND SOUTHERN HEMISPHERES?
200
EXPLAINS WHAT THE SYMBOLS ON A MAP MEAN
What is A MAP KEY OR LEGEND?
200
SIZES OF COUNTRIES AND CONTINENTS ARE ACCURATE BUT SHAPES ARE STRETCHED OUT
What is PETERS PROJECTION?
300
0 DEGREES LATITUDE
What is THE EQUATOR?
300
LONGITUDE IS MEASURED FROM ZERO DEGREES TO _______.
What is 180 DEGREES?
300
A LOCATION THAT IS 30 DEGREES NORTH AND 45 DEGREES WEST
What are THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN HEMISPHERES?
300
SHOWS THE DIRECTIONS ON A MAP
What is A COMPASS ROSE?
300
SHAPES OF CONTINENTS ARE ACCURATE BUT SIZES ARE INACCURATE (RICHER COUNTRIES IN NORTHERN HEMISPHERE SEEM BIGGER AND THE UK IS IN PRIME POSITION)
What is MERCATOR PROJECTION?
400
0 DEGREES LONGITUDE
What is THE PRIME MERIDIAN?
400
THE NORTH POLE IS LOCATED AT _____________ LATITUDE.
What is 90 DEGREES NORTH LATITUDE?
400
A LOCATION THAT IS 30 DEGREES SOUTH AND 45 DEGREES EAST
What are THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN HEMISPHERES?
400
A GUIDE TO WHAT DISTANCES ON THE MAP EQUAL IN THE REAL WORLD
What is SCALE?
400
EQUATOR IS IN THE MIDDLE OF MAP SO SHOWS A FAIRER REPRESENTATION OF POOR COUNTRIES
What is PETERS PROJECTION?
500
A PERSON WHO DRAWS MAPS AND CHARTS
What is A CARTOGRAPHER?
500
LONGITUDE LINES MEET HERE
What are THE NORTH AND SOUTH POLES?
500
AFRICA
What are THE NORTHERN, SOUTHERN, EASTERN AND WESTERN HEMISPHERES?
500
TWO WAYS LOCATION CAN BE DESCRIBED USING A MAP OR GLOBE
What is ABSOLUTE LOCATION AND RELATIVE LOCATION?
500
COMPROMISE MAP; SHOWS RELATIVE SIZE CORRECTLY AND IS MORE ACCURATE ABOUT SHAPES
What is ECKERT IV?