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Map Skills-Unit 1
map skills vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| globe | a 3-D model of the earth |
| sphere | a ball-shaped object; a round, solid figure |
| continent | large, continuous land masses that are surrounded by oceans |
| ocean | very large bodies of salt water that separate continents |
| North Pole | the place farthest north on Earth with a latitude of 90 degrees N, where all lines of longitude converge |
| South Pole | the place farthest south on Earth with a latitude of 90 degrees S, where all lines of longitude converge; exactly opposite of the North Pole |
| hemi- | half |
| hemisphere | half of a sphere |
| Arctic Circle | a line of latitude that lies at 66 degrees north of the Equator, 1 of the 5 major lines of latitude that mark the globe |
| Antarctic Circle | a line of latitude that lies at 66 degrees south of the Equator, 1 of the 5 major lines of latitude that mark the globe |
| Equator | an imaginary line on a map or globe halfway between the North & South Poles, splitting the earth into the northern & southern hemispheres; the Equator is almost 25,000 miles around and is the latitude line 0 degrees. |
| Prime Meridian | the line of longitude drawn from the North Pole to the South Pole at zero degrees |
| International Date Line | a line of longitude on a map/globe drawn from the North Pole to the South Pole, following 180 degrees, but turning and twisting to miss bodies or land; it is where the days of the week change. |
| Tropic of Cancer | line of latitude located at 23.5 degrees north of the Equator; 1 of the 5 major lines of latitude that mark the globe |
| Tropic of Capricorn | line of latitude located at 23.5 degrees south of the Equator; 1 of the 5 major lines of latitude that mark the globe |
| latitude | also known as "parallels", these imaginary lines run east to west, but measure distance north or south of the Equator |
| longitude | also know as "meridians", these imaginary lines run north to south, but measure distance east to west of the Prime Meridian |
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