Review of map terms
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| cartography | Map-making
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| latitude | imaginary lines running east and west on a globe or map
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| longitude | imaginary lines running north and south on a globe or map
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| absolute location | uses coordinates of latitude and longitude to determine location
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| relative location | uses cardinal and intermediate directions to determine location
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| cardinal direction | North, South, East, and West
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| intermediate direction | Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest
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| equator | imaginary line at 0* latitude that divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres
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| prime meridian | imaginary line at 0* longitude that divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres
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| hemisphere | 1/2 the earth (1/2 a sphere)
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| compass rose | indicates direction on a map
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| scale | indicates distance on a map
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| legend | tells what the symbols on a map mean
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