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Latitude & Longitude
Mapmaking
Working with Maps
Map Essentials
Vocabulary
100
The line of latitude at 0 degrees.
What is the equator
100
This is a flat diagram that shows all or part of the Earth's surface.
What is a map
100
On page S8 a dark brown patch of land represents this kind of climate.
What is a highland
100
Indianpolis, Indiana is about this far away from Washington, D.C.
What is 500 miles
100
The equator and prime meridian divide the globe in halves called these.
What are hemispheres
200
The line of Longitude at 0 degrees.
What is the prime meridian
200
Name three major kinds of map projections.
What are cylindrical, conic, flat-plane
200
On page S9 this would be a sea with multiple oil resources.
What is South China Sea
200
The legend on page S7 helps you understand this about East and Southeast Asia.
What is elevation
200
The seven large landmasses our planet is separated into.
What are continents.
300
The other name for lines of latitude
What are parallels
300
Because our planet is round, all maps lose some of this.
What is accuracy
300
According to the map on page S8 wet monsoon air flows in this direction.
What is North
300
These are used to show areas that are far away from the areas shown on the main map (ex: Hawaii and Alaska)
What are inset maps
300
This gives distance in miles and kilometers (km) on a map.
What is a scale
400
Parallels measure distance from the equator in ___________.
What are degrees
400
A cylindrical projection often used by navigators because it shows true direction and shape.
What is a Mercator projection
400
According to the map on page S9 the population density of Bangkok, China is about this many people per square mile.
What is 260-520
400
The capital of Brazil.
What is Rio de Janerio
400
This shows all four principal directions on a map.
What is a compass rose
500
Degrees are divided into these to give a more precise location.
What are minutes
500
A projection that is a compromise between size and shape distortions.
What is Robinson projection
500
Looking at the map on page S9, name a city that would be considered "major manufacturing and trade center"
Multiple answers.
500
Look at page S6, what country is directly East of South Korea
What is Japan
500
Also known as a key, this explains what symbols on a map represent.
What is a legend