Topic Summary Flashcards
What do lines of latitude and longitude do?
They divide the world into a grid.
What is the most important line of latitude?
The equator.
What is the most important line of longitude?
The Greenwich Meridian.
How do we measure latitude and longitude?
In numbers called degrees.
What are scales about?
Size.
What are maps ( in terms of scales)?
Maps are a. Exact number of timed smaller run distances on land.
What do maps have?
Maps have different scales.
What does a small scale show?
A small scale shows a large area.
What does a large scale show?
A large scale shows a small area.
What is a word scale?
A word scale explains a scale in words.
What is a line scale?
A line scale shows a map scale on a line.
Why do we use a scale?
We use a scale to measure distances on a map.
What do map makers do?
Map makers draw lines of latitude and longitude on globes and maps to make locating places easier.
What is an atlas?
An atlas is a book that contains many kinds of info about the world.
