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Mapskills Vocab

Published on Nov 23, 2015

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maps vocab

BY BRENNAN ROMERO

HEMISPHERE

A HEMISHERE IS HALF OF THE EARTH.

EQUATOR

THE IMMAGINARY LINE THAT CUTTES THE WORLD IN HALF HORISONTALY

PRIME MERIDAIN

THE IMMAGINARY LINE THAT CUTTES THE WORLD IN HALF VERTICALLY

MAP KEY

A BAR THAT GIVES LABELS TO HELP UNDERSTAND A MAP
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SCALE BAR

A BAR ON A MAP THAT SHOWS THE SCALING ON A MAP.

COMPASS ROSE

A COMPASS ROSE SHOWS DIRECTIONS(EX.NORTH)

PHYSICAL MAP

A PHYSICAL MAP SHOWS THE GEOGRAPHY OF AN AREA

POLITICAL MAP

A POLITICAL MAP IS A MAP THAT SHOWS COUNTRIES BONDRIES AND TERRITORIES

Elevation

ELEVATION IS THE NUMBER OF FEET OR METERS HIGH A PLACE IS RELITIVE TO SEA LEVEL.

latitude

LATITUDE LINES ARE IMAGINAREY LINES THAT RUN HORIZANTALY ACROSS THE EARTH

longitude

LONGITUDE LINES ARE IMAGINAREY LINES THAT RUN VERTICALY ACROSS THE EARTH

Absulute location

AN ABSULUTE LOCATION IS A LOCANTION THAT IS FOUND WITH LONGITUDE AND LONGITUDE

region

A REGION IS A AREA WHERE SOME OF IT'S FEATURES ARE ALIKE

Landform

A LANDFORM IS A FEATURE OF THE EARTH'S SURVICE LIKE MOUNTAINS