Map Elements
Colors, lines, shapes, & symbols that represent information on a map
What are map symbols?
A flat representation of the Earth
What is a Map?
___ of Cancer - An imaginary line of Latitude located at 23 1/2 degrees North
What is Tropic?
Moving ____ Subtracts one hour
What is West?
How humans adapt to, modify, and develop their enviroment
What are Human-Environmental Interactions
Measurement on a map that shows distance between points
What is a map scale?
What is a Special Purpose Map
0 Degrees longitude, imaginary line that passes through Greenwich, England
What is the Prime Meridian?
Moving ___ Adds one hour
What is East?
Determined by nature, mountains, climate, and rivers
What are Physical Characteristics?
Where you may find an explanation of a symbol from on a map
What is a map legend or key?
Shows physical features on the Earth's surface
What is a Physical Map
Northern section of 5 major circles of latitude
What is the Arctic Circle?
There are 24 of these around the world
What are time zones?
Interaction through travel, trade and communication
What is Movement?
Cardinal Directions
What are North, South, East, and West
A round representation of the Earth
What is a Globe?
Tropic of _____- Imaginary line of latitude located at 23 1/2 degrees South
How many hours ahead is 45 degrees of longitude East
What is 3 hours?
Absolute and Relative
What are types of location?
Draw a symbol used to represent an interstate
I-20 sign has blue on bottom with red on top with white trim
Shows the boundaries of Countries, Continents and States
What is a Political Map?
Area South of the Equator
What is the Southern Hemisphere?
The time zone of Abilene, Texas
What is Central Standard Time?
The long-term average weather conditions that occur in a particular region
What is Climate?