mapwork x Flashcards
what should every good map have
an arrow to show which direction is north
what should every good map have
a title
what should every good map have
a scale
what should every good map have
a key to tell us what the symbols mwan
what should every good map have
a grid to help us find places
what do world maps do
use lines of longitude and latitude to help us pin point locations
what are lines of latitude
horizontal lines that tell us how north or south we are from the equator
what is the equator
the most famous line of latitude and is said to be zero degrees
what are lines of longitude
they tell you how far east or west we are from the greenwich meridian
where do lines of longitude run from
the north to the south pole
what lies to the north of the equator
the tropic of cancer
what lies to the south of the equator
the tropic if capricorn
what is the most common map scale we use
1: 50000
what are contour lines
thin orange lines on maps that tell us the height and the shape of the land
what do contour lines that are closer together show
steep land
