Map Skills Flashcards
Thematic map
Tells about the characteristics of a place
Example of thematic and reference map
R- where cities are located
T- population
Cartogram
Makes certain countries bigger to show population
Legend
Explain content
Scale
Gives distance
Title
Gives subject
Compass
Shows direction
0 degree line for lat
Equator
0 degree long
Prime meridian
Which way to lat lines run
E+W
Which way do long lines run
N+S
What do lines of lat measure
N+S
What do lines of long measure
E+W
Lat maximum degree
180
Long max degree
90
Lat order of cordinates
1
Long order of cordinates
2
Topography
Detailed mapping or charting of the features of a relatively small area
Contour lines
Line joining points of equal elevation on a surface
Releif
Difference in elevation and slope between the higher and lower parts of a land surface of a given area
Reference map
Where cities and places are located
