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Map Skills Vocabulary

Published on Dec 01, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

MAP SKILLS

VOCABULARY

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HEMISPHERE
A PART OF A GLOBE THAT CAN BE NORTH OR SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR OR EAST OR WEST OF THE PRIME MERIDIAN

EQUATOR

A IMAGINARY LINE THAT SEPERATES THE NORTH AND SOUTH HEMISPHERE

PRIME MERIDIAN

AN IMAGANARY LINE THAT SEPERATES EAST AND WEST HEMISHERES

MAP KEY

ALSO CALLED A LEGEND A MAP KEY TELL YOU WAHT SYMBOLS MEAN

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MAP SCALE

A MEASUREMENT WITH A REAL LIFE RATIO LIKE 2in=100mi

COMPASS ROSE

A COMPASS THAT CORRESPONDS WITH THE REAL LIFE ORIENTATION

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PHYSICAL MAPS

A MAP THAT SHOWS RECOGNIZABLE LANDMARKS

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POLITICAL MAPS

MAPS THAT AHOW BORDERS OF COUNTRIES AND/OR STATES

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ELEVATION

THE HEIGHT OF A LOCATION ABOVE SEA LEVEL

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LATITUDE

PART OF AN IMAGINARY GRID SYSTEM
Latitude lines go from east to west or west to east

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LONGITUDE

PART OF AN IMAGINARY GRID SYSTEM THAT GO'S NORTH AND SOUTH

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ABSOLUTE LOCATION

A LOCATION SPECIFIED BY LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE

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LANDFORM

A NATURAL FORMATION THAT IS EASILY RECOGNIZED ON THE EARTH

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THE END

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