Term | Definition |
globe | a scale model of the earth |
grid | a pattern of imaginary lines that circles the globe in east-west and north-south directions |
latitude | the east-west lines in the grid |
parallels | lines of latitude |
equator | an imaginary line that circles the globe halfway between the North and South Poles |
degrees° | a unit of measurement in geography |
longitudes | the north-south imaginary lines |
meridians | lines of longitude-pass through the poles-measure distance east and west of the prime meridian |
prime meridian | an imaginary line that runs through Greenwich, England-represents 0° |
hemispheres | division of the Earth by the equator and prime meridian |
continents | the 7 large landmasses of the earth |
islands | landmasses smaller than continents and completely surrounded by water |
map | a flat diagram of all or part of the Earth's surface |
map projections | different ways of showing our round planet on flat maps |
compass rose | directional indicator that show which way north, south, east, and west on a map |
bar scale | scales that give distances in miles and kilometers |
legend | explains what the symbols on the map represent |
locator map | shows where in the world the area on a the map is located |
political map | show the major political features of a region |
physical map | shows the major physical features of a region |