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Shire Geography
Map Skills- Qtr 1
Term | Definition |
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Arctic Circle | latitude line near the north pole |
hemisphere | half of a sphere . There are 4 total-N,S,E,W |
longitude | Long lines that are in the eastern and western hemisphere |
latitude | Lines on a map that are in the northern and southern hemisphere. |
compass | Gives directions-N,S,E,W as well as intermediate directions in between |
physical map | Map that contains land water features |
political map | Shows boundaries with color |
Antarctic circle | a latitude line located near Antarctica |
Equator | Latitude line located at zero degrees. Separates n and s hemisphere |
Tropic of Cancer | Latitude line located at 23 1/2 n degrees -warm region |
Tropic of Capricorn | Latitude line located at 23 1/2 s degrees -warm region |
Prime Meridian | Longitude line located at zero degrees. Separates e and w hemisphere |
International Date Line | located halfway around the world from the Prime Meridian (0° longitude) or about 180° east (or west) of Greenwich, London, UK, |
Coordinate | Spot where latitude and longitude lines intersect |
Absolute location | Exact, pinpoint coordinate that contains the latitude and longitude of a location. |
Relative location | A location that contains North, South, East and West for directions. (estimate) |
grid | lines on a map |
key/legend | pictures/symbols that stand for something |
Mercator Projection | Square projection that is misleading at both the north and south poles. |
Robinson Projection | Most reliable projection with curved longitude lines. |