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Map Skills Vocabulary

Published on Nov 21, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

MAP SKILLS VOCABULARY

BY MIA MUSE
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HEMISPHERE

IMAGINARY LINES THAT DIVIDE THE EARTH INTO FOUR DIFFERENT PARTS.

EQUATOR

AN IMAGINARY LINE THAT RUNS AROUND THE EARTH HORIZONTALLY.

PRIME MERIDIAN

AN IMAGINARY LINE THAT RUNS ACROSS THE WORLD VERTICALLY

MAP KEY

A LEGEND ON THE MAP WITH MEANINGS OF MARKS ON THE MAP.

MAP SCALE

A LEGEND SHOWING SIZE PROPORTIONS.

COMPASS ROSE

A COMPASS SHOWING DIRECTION ON A MAP.

PHYSICAL MAP

A MAP THAT SHOWS DETAILS SUCH AS LAKES, FORESTS, HILLS, AND MOUNTAIN.

POLITICAL MAP

A MAP THAT SHOWS BOUNDARIES OF CITIES, STATES, AND COUNTRIES.

ELEVATION

THE HEIGHT ABOVE SEA LEVEL IN A CERTAIN AREA.

LATITUDE

IMAGINARY LINES THAT RUN ACROSS THE WORLD HORIZONTALLY.

LONGITUDE

IMAGINARY LINES THAT RUN ACROSS THE EARTH VERTICALLY.

ABSOLUTE LOCATION

A LOCATION RELEVANT TO COORDINATES
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LANDFORM

A NATRAL EARTH FEATURE