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Map Skills Terms
Review of map terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |