Global studies test Flashcards
2 many
what is absolute location/coordinates and who would use it and why
it is lat,long
pilot,weather,military to find where to go easier
all locations on compass rose
no commas no capitals
north south east west north east north west south west south east
title
tells us what the map is about
key
is a list of symbols that are on the map
what are cardinal directions
north south east west
intermediate directions
northeast northwest southeast southwest
what is a scale
Ex: 1 inch=1000 miles
used on maps for measuring distance
grid map?
lines that make your life easier
parralell? perpendicular
parallel is 2 Lines across from eachother
perpendicular is one line going down one going across
what are cartographer/mapmaking
they draw things smaller than usual
what is an example of a symbol on an map
Phone, medical, bathroom,
the imaginary line that divides Earth into two equal parts what are the 2 parts
the Eastern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere
Equator an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into what to areas
northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the parallel of latitude 0°.
what is relative location
two areas that are close
Ex: Detroit is south of Lansing idk if that’s true
what are five main components of a map
KEY, SCALE, COMPASS, TILE , SYMBOLS