September 25 Test Flashcards
Grid
A map is made up of rows of numbers and columns of letter
Insert
An insert map is a portion of a larger map blown up or enlarged
Absolute location
Is telling the exact location
Relative location
Is telling about where something is located - 3 miles down the road, northern part of Mississippi
Clocks
In the past mapmakers used clocks to help them make maps
Distance
They could figure out distance between two places by finding out how long it took to travel from one point to another
Satellites
They are used to study earth by taking pictures of earth to show how the land is changing over time. They can also be used to measure temperature and track storms
What are maps used for?
We use Maps to help people find places
We use different maps to give us what?
Different information about a place
What is a census?
It senses is a count of how many people live in an area. It is done every 10 years.
What is our community?
Choctaw
Our state is?
Mississippi
Our Country is?
The United States is America
We live in the?
Northern hemisphere
We live in the continent of?
North America
We live on the planet
Earth
Lines of latitude
Lines of latitude are drawn from east to west around the globe
Lines of longitude
Lines of longitude run north to south from the top of the globe to the bottom
Globe
It is a symbol for the earth. It is shaped like a sphere.
Flat
A flat map is a flat representation of the earth
Prime meridian
It is an imaginary starting place for the lines of longitude
Equator
It is the imaginary line between the northern and southern hemisphere
