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Ch 1 Social Studies

Map skills/geography

TermDefinition
cardinal directions the main four directions (North, South, East, West)
compass rose symbol on a map used to show the cardinal directions
Equator the imaginary line that divides the earth into Northern and Southern halves(hemispheres).
geography the study of earth
hemisphere half of the earth (There are four - Northern,Southern, Eastern, and Western
intermediate directions the four directions between the cardinal directions (northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest
International Date Line the imaginary line of longitude located 180 degrees opposite the Prime Meridian
latitude measuring distance North and South on the globe from the Equator to the poles
legend part of a map that explains what each symbol means
longitude measuring distance East and West on the globe from the Prime Meridian
meridian name for a line of longitude
Prime Meridian most important line of longitude (0 degrees) running through Greenwich, England
scale part of a map that shows how real-life distances compare to distances on the map
Tropic of Cancer line of latitude 23.5 N. that shows the farthest north the sun's ray vertically strike earth
Tropic of Capricorn line of latitude 23.5 S that shows the farthest south the sun's ray veritically strike earth
Created by: cpasteris
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