Data And Maps Flashcards
What is a legend?
An image that explains any symbols found on the map or globe.
What is a compass rose?
A symbol on a map that indicates the four cardinal directions. North, south, east and west, to orient the reader.
What is a topographic map?
Depicts changes in elevation using contour lines, such as mountains and valleys.
What is a political map?
Depict the boundaries of countries and the locations of major cities.
What is a physical map?
A map that depicts the major land formations and bodies of water.
Is a climate map?
Depicts changes in temperature based on region.
What is the prime meridian?
The center line of longitude that divides the earth into an eastern and western hemisphere.
What is the international date line?
The longitudinal line (180 degrees) that separates two consecutive dates.
What is a thematic map?
Depicts a particular special topic in an area.
What is latitude?
The horizontal lines of the grid system that measure distance above and below the equator.
What is an economic map/resource map?
Depicts the distribution of resources.
What is longitude?
The vertical lines of the grid system that converge at both poles and measure distance east and west of the prime meridian.
What is equator?
The center line of latitude around the middle of the earth that divides the globe into a northern and southern hemisphere.
What is the grid system?
Imaginary lines, spaced equally apart, running horizontally and vertically that divide the world for referencing absolute location.
What is absolute location?
A location of a place based on a fixed point on earth.
