Map Terms for Herbst Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Equator | Imaginary line that divides the Earth into the northern and southern hemispheres. It runs east to west at 0 degrees. |
Prime Meridian | Imaginary line that divides the Earth into the eastern and western hemispheres. It runs north to south from pole to pole at 0 degrees. |
Lines of Latitude | Imaginary lines that measure degrees north and south of Equator. |
Lines of Longitude | Imaginary lines that measure degrees east and west of the Prime Meridian. |
Tropic of Cancer | Line of Latitude at approximately 23.5 degrees North of the Equator. |
Tropic of Capricorn | Line of Latitude at approximately 23.5 degrees South of the Equator. |
Scale | Part of a map that shows relative distances. For example, on a given map one inch on the map may mean 100 miles on the Earth. |
Legend | Part of a map that explains what different symbols means. |
Compass Rose | Part of the map that shows directions. Always includes the four cardinal directions, North, South, East, and West. May also include intermediate directions, such as northeast, northwest, southeast, and southwest. |
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