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Map skill words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Maps | A representation of the Earth |
| Physical Maps | Show natural features |
| Historical Maps | Show historic movement and battles |
| Symbols | Used to represent things |
| Legend/Key | Tells what the symbols, lines, and colors on a map mean |
| Labels | Words that explain something on the map |
| Compass Rose | Shows directions |
| Scale | Distance on map vs. distance in real life |
| Latitude and Longitude | Shows exact locations on the planet |
| Time Zones | Zones of time that each take up 15 degrees of longitude. If you you go east a time zone, + one hour |
| Longitude | Imaginary lines that run North-South, and show exact locations on the Earth |
| Meridians | Lines of Longitude |
| Degrees | A measure of lines of longitude |
| Prime Meridian | O degrees longitude, runs through Greenwich, England |
| Universal Time | What time it is in Greenwich, England |