Map And Globe Flashcards
Model of earth
Globe
Half of a sphere.
Hemisphere
The starting point for measuring longitude
Prime meridian
A imaginary line that circles the globe halfway between the North and South poles
Eqautor
A symbol on a map that shows directions
Compass rose
One of the four main compass points are north south west and east
Cardinal directions
A direction that is between two cardinal directions northeast southeast northwest and southwest
Intermediate direction
A line drawn on a map that shows the relationship between a unit of measurement on the map and the real distance on earth
Map scale
A map that shows information such as borders capitals and important cities
Political map
A thing that stands for or represents something else
Symbol
A map legend the boxed list showing what the symbols on a map represent
Map key
A map that shows geographical features of a place, such as mountains valleys and bodies of water
Physical map
A collection or books of maps
Atlas
The distance above or below sea level
Elevation
A system of lines that cross each other to form a pattern of squares.
Grid