Map Skills Word Scramble
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| 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 |
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Stoll FMS
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