Map Flashcards
Planar Projection
Shows Earth from the top
Robinson Projection
Eastern/western edges are accurate, polar areas are flattened
Mercator projection
Distorts size/distance, accurate direction/shape of land masses
Absolute location
Tells coordinates
Relative Location
Based on things around you
Latitude
Parallel lines circling Earth (left and right)
Longitude
Parallel lines circling Earth (up and down)
Tropic of Cancer and Capricorn
Tilt causes seasons to be diff in Northern/southern hemisphere
Title
tells what kind of info is on a map
Key
lists symbols, colours, and lines
Compass Rose
shows 4 cardinal directions
Scale Bar
shows relationship between map measurements and actual distance on Earth
Political map
Shows features set by humans
Physical map
Shows natural physical features and has texture
Qualitative map
Uses colours, symbols, lines/dots to show info related to a specific idea
Flow line map
Uses arrows to show movement of people, ideas, or physical systems
Peninsula
Land jutting into water surrounded on 3 sides by water
Mountains
Land with steep sides that rise sharply
Valley
Low land between hills/mountains
Archipelago
Group of islands
Plains
Land covered by grasses
Desert
Land receiving no more than 10 inches of precipitation
Isthmus
Narrow stretch of land connected 2 larger areas
Island
Land smaller than a continent
Plateau
Land at high elevation about 300 to 3000 ft
Ocean
Saltwater surrounding continents
Sea
Water completely/partly surrounded by land
Gulf
Water extending into a shoreline
Bay
Water extending into a shoreline
Rivers
Natural stream of water
Delta
land built up from soil carried down by a stream
Lake
Sizable inland body of water
Strait
Narrow stretch of water joining 2 larger bodies of water
