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Map Skills Terms
Review of map terms
Term | Definition |
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cartography | Map-making |
latitude | imaginary lines running east and west on a globe or map |
longitude | imaginary lines running north and south on a globe or map |
absolute location | uses coordinates of latitude and longitude to determine location |
relative location | uses cardinal and intermediate directions to determine location |
cardinal direction | North, South, East, and West |
intermediate direction | Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest |
equator | imaginary line at 0* latitude that divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres |
prime meridian | imaginary line at 0* longitude that divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres |
hemisphere | 1/2 the earth (1/2 a sphere) |
compass rose | indicates direction on a map |
scale | indicates distance on a map |
legend | tells what the symbols on a map mean |