Geography Vocabulary Original Flashcards
Globes
Most accurate representation of the Earth
Geography
Description of the Earth; the study of the Earth and how people influence each other
Hemisphere
Half of a sphere
Equator
Imaginary line that divides Earth into N and S hemisphere at 0 degrees latitude ⇄⇄⇄⇄⇄⇄⇄⇄⇄⇄⇄⇄⇄⇄
Prime Meridian
imaginary line that divides earth into E and W hemisphere at 0 degrees longitude ⇅⇅⇅⇅⇅⇅⇅⇅⇅
Cartography
Map making
Cartographers
People who make maps
Maps
Flat representation of the Earth
Map projections
Different ways of drawing maps
Compass rose
Symbol which shows all directions on a map
Cardinal directions
N
W –|– E
S
Intermediate directions
NE, SE, NW, SW
Compass
Device whose needle always points to magnetic north
Global Grid
System made out of latitude and longitude
T. -
Title- shows what the map is trying to tell you
O. -
Orientation- shows direction on a map
D. -
Date- when the map was made
A. -
Author- shows who made the map
L. -
Legend- (key) tells us what the symbol mean on a map
S. -
Scale- shows how to caculate distance
I. -
Index- alphabetized list of map locations to find on grid
G. -
Grid- tools to locate items on a map
Latitude
(Parallels) horizontal lines that measure degrees N & S of the equator. ( Also known as fatitude. )
Longitude
(Meridians) vertical lines that measure degrees E & W of the prime meridian. ( also known as tallitude )
