Latitude, Longitude, Hemispheres and Mapping Vocabulary
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latitude | distance measured in degrees north or south of the equator and lines are often called parallels.
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longitude | measurement in degrees east or west of the Prime Meridian or International Date line. These lines are often called meridians.
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Prime Meridian | the longitudinal line that passes through Greenwich, England = 0 degrees
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Equator | latitudinal line that circles that globe halfway and separates the Northern and Southern hemisphere = 0 degrees
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parallels | horizontal line that circles east to west of a map starting at an equator
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meridians | Vertical lines on a map or globe running from North Pole to South Pole along Earth’s surface
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symbols | Drawing on a map that represents a real object
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Legend | also known as a key and lists the map symbols and their meanings
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compass rose | A circle divided into eighths It shows the four directions and directions between the four.
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scale | Feature that relates distances on a map to actual distances on Earth’s surface example: ( 1cm=5km)
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globe | three-dimensional model of Earth’s surface
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distortion | error in shape, size or distance
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Map | flat, two-dimensional model of Earth’s surface
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grids | intersecting lines on a map or globe that help us find places on earth
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hemispheres | halves of earth
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cartographer | mapmaker
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continents | 7 major land masses on earth
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oceans | the 5 bodies of salty water that make up most of the earth
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