MAPS

Vocabulary

100

These are drawings of places around the world

Maps

200

These are useful when you need to see the Earth in a more accurate, spherical shape

Globe

300

You can tell the distance on a map by looking at the....

scale

400

This is a symbol on the map that shows our cardinal directions of north, east, south, and west

compass rose

500

A ________ is a division on Earth between north and south or east and west

hemisphere

Vocabulary 2

100

Vertical lines that go around the Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole and tell us how far east or west something is from the Prime Meridian

Lines of Longitude

200

These lines run east and west and show how far north and south places are from the Equator.

lines of latitude

300

This is another term for lines of longitude

meridians

400

This part of the map explains what the sumbols and colors on the map represent

legend/key

500

This shows us how far it is from one place to another on a map

scale

Types of Maps

100

This type of map shows the natural features of an area such as landforms and valleys

physical map

200

This type of map is created to represent historical events in the time period they occured

historical map

300

This type of map shows the study of weather over time in a region

climate map

400

This type of map is used to show the overall distribution of the population within a particular area

population map

500

This type of map shows borders of regions, countries, states, and cities.

political map

Maps Facts

100

someones _________ is based on their beliefs and values

culture

200

This hemisphere includes all land and oceans that are north of the equator

Northern Hemisphere

300

This divides the Earth into the northern and sothern hemisphere

Equator

400

This divides the Earth into the western and eastern hemisphere

Prime Meridian

500

This type of grid uses letters and numbers to find coordinates

alphanumeric grid