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Map Skills Vocabulary

Published on Nov 25, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

MAP SKILLS VOCABULARY

HEMISPHERE

Corners of the earth divided by two imaginary lines.
Photo by Kevin M. Gill

EQUATER

AN IMAGINARY LINE THAT SEPARATES THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF EARTH.

PRIME MERIDIAN

AN IMAGINARY LINE THAT SEPARATES THE EAST AND WEST SIDES OF EARTH.
Photo by ndbekah

MAP KEY

EXPLAINS SYMBOLS ON A MAP

MAP SCALE

A RULER THAT SHOWS A DISTANCE ON THE MAP
Photo by stevefaeembra

COMPASS ROSE

SHOWS DIRECTION OF NORTH, SOUTH, EAST AND WEST
Photo by Jake Sutton

PHYSICAL MAP

SHOWS LOCATIONS OF LANDFORMS

POLITICAL MAP

IT COULD SHOW CITIES, STATES, AND COUNTRIES
Photo by brianfagan

ELEVATION

HOW HIGH YOU ARE ABOVE SEA LEVEL
Photo by a4gpa

LATITUDE

IMAGINARY LINES THAT RUN EAST TO WEST
Photo by Ludovico Cera

LONGITUDE

IMAGINARY LINES THAT RUN NORTH TO SOUTH
Photo by acme

ABSOLUTE LOCATION

WHEN YOU TAKE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE TO FIND A PLACE ON EARTH
Photo by .aditya.

LANDFORM

NATURAL FEATURES OF THE EARTH LIKE LAKES, MOUNTAINS, HILLS, ETC..