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Map Components
Location/Directions
Special Lines
Hemispheres
Misc.
100
This map component gives us the purpose of the map
Title
100
The exact or precise point of a feature on Earth
Absolute location
100
This line divides the Earth in half.
The Equator.
100
Each half of the Earth is called a
hemisphere
100
What is always given first when determining coordinates of a location?
Latitude
200
This map component represents the features on a map.
Map symbol
200
What are cardinal directions?
North, South, East, and West
200
This line is located at 0 degrees longitude.
The Prime Meridian
200
The United States is located in what two hemispheres?
Northern and Western
200
The two tools of a geographer are
a globe and a map
300
This map component explains the meaning of symbols on a map.
The map key or map legend
300
Define relative location.
Giving the location of a feature in relation to something else
300
We measure our time zones from this line.
The International Date Line.
300
What divides the Earth into Eastern and Western hemispheres?
The Prime Meridian
300
Lines of longitude run
north to south
400
This map component is used to figure out how many miles or kilometers separate locations
Scale bar
400
List the intermediate directions.
Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, and Southwest
400
This parallel is located at 66 1/2 degrees S latitude.
The Antarctic Circle
400
The Equator divides the Earth into these two hemispheres.
Northern and Southern
400
All map projections are distorted because
the Earth is spherical and not flat.
500
What are the 5 basic components of a map?
Title, Symbols, Key or Legend, Scale, and Compass Rose
500
Define grid.
A system of intersecting lines (latitude and longitude)
500
This line is located at 23 1/2 degrees N latitude
The Tropic of Cancer
500
This continent lies in all four hemispheres
Africa
500
Which projection is used most often to show world time zones?
Mercator projection