1 Hemisphere Half of a sphere There are four hemispheres in the world The northern southern western and eastern 2 Degrees Units that measure angles 3 Minutes Measure smaller units ID: 482720
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MAP-SKILLS STUDY GUIDE
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. Hemisphere- Half of a sphere. There are four hemispheres in the world. The northern, southern, western and eastern.
2. Degrees- Units that measure angles
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3. Minutes – Measure smaller units.
4. Map (coordinate) grid – Determining a location on Earth’s surface using latitude and longitude
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5. Compass Rose – A diagram of a compass showing direction.
6. Cardinal Directions- North, South, East and West
7. Intermediate Directions – Northwest, Northeast, Southeast, Southwest
8. Scale – Shows how much space on a map represents a given distance on the land. Slide3
9. Locator Map – Shows a larger area than the main map. It shows where the area on the map is located within this larger area.
10. Map Key – Explains the symbols and shading on a map.
11. Map symbol – Something that stands for a particular object on a map.Slide4
12. Physical Map – A map that shows physical or natural features.
13. Political Map – A map that shows political units such as states or countries
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14. Relief Map – A map that uses different colors or textures to show the height or depth of mountains, hills, valleys, etc.Slide5
15. Absolute location – Describes a places exact location on Earth in terms of latitude and longitude.
16. Relative location – Location of a place relative to another place.
17. Map- A 2-dimensional model of the Earth’s surface.
18. Globe – A model of the Earth that is round or 3-dimensional. Slide6
19. The four hemispheres are:
Northern, Southern, Western and Eastern
20. The four main oceans are: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian and Arctic
21. The two imaginary lines that divide the earth are:
the
Equator and the Prime Meridian
22. The equator divides the Earth into the norther and southern hemispheres.
23. The
Prime Meridian
divides the Earth into the western and eastern hemispheres.Slide7
27. The Prime Meridian is at
0 degrees
longitude.
24. The Equator is at 0 degrees latitude.
25. Latitude lines run from
east to west.
Longitude lines run from
north to south.
26. The following ARE in order:
city
county
state
country
continent
world