Vocabulary
These are north, south, east, and west
What are cardinal directions
What are maps
A measurement of distance from the equator
What is latitude
This map shows where a place is warm or cold or wet and dry
What is a climate map
A symbol that shows the cardinal directions
What is a compass rose
What is a physical map
This map includes borders
What is a political map
This is a person who creates maps
What is a cartographer
This uses letters and numbers to label the grid lines
What is a coordinate grid
What are vertical lines going around Earth from the north pole to the south pole
J, 32 is an example of what type of location
This system is made up of over 18 satellites sending information to stations on the ground1
This is an imaginary horizontal line that runs around the middle of the world
What is the equator
These features show where people live such as cities, states, and countries
What is a political map
This location is approximate
What is relative location
This is a division of Earth between north and south or east and west
What is a hemisphere
horizontal lines going around Earth showing how far north and south from the equator
What are latitude lines
This explains what symbols and colors are on a map
What is a legend or key
The North and South poles are the endpoints for these lines
What are longitude lines
This is a model of Earth showing where water, land, and countries are located
What is a globe