Column 1
tells us how far it is from one point to another.
Distance
If you’re planning a trip, you may use maps of different ________ in order to provide different information about places you want to visit. (Traveling long distances will require a different type of road map than the map you would use when finding your way around a city.)
scales
A ________ can help you find the distance between places on a map. It looks like a ruler
map scale
If a map’s scale shows that 5 inches on the map equals ten miles in real life, how many inches on the map would stand for 20 miles?
10 inches
On a map, a _______ is the symbol with four arrows pointing in different directions (N,S,E,W). *You should be able to locate the compass rose on any map.
compass rose
A drawing or picture of a specific place or area of Earth’s surface that shows different features. A symbol is an object or picture that stands for something else.
Map
On a map or a globe, the lines that run from east to west are called ______ (horizontal lines that never meet).
parallels of latitude
The lines that run from north to south on a map are called __________ (vertical lines that meet at the North and South Poles).
meridians of longitude
The ________ is an imaginary line around the middle of Earth. It is halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole, at 0 degrees latitude. An equator divides the planet into a Northern Hemisphere and a Southern Hemisphere.
equator
The _________ is an imaginary line that is the starting point for measuring distance both east and west around Earth. The prime meridian divides the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres and measures 0° longitude.
prime meridian
A __________ is a drawing or picture of a specific place or area of Earth’s surface that shows different features. A symbol is an object or picture that stands for something else.
map
_________ are a set of numbers and letters (N,S,E,W) together that show you a position on a map.
Coordinates
The small circle in 20°N, 10’W stands for ______.
Degrees
The small line in 20°N, 10’W stands for _______.
minutes
One degree (°) is divided into ___ minutes (’).
60
A _____________ is electronic equipment that uses radio waves from satellites to give precise information about location and direction.
Global Positioning System (GPS)
Ferdinand Magellan’s crew found that their trip had taken one more day than their own careful records showed. This helps explain why today we have an ____________. The date line is necessary to avoid a confusion that would otherwise result.
international date line
A ___________ map is one which shows the physical features of a place or country, like rivers, mountains, valleys, forests and lakes.
physical