Map Skills Vocabulary Map Skills Vocabulary

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Mrs. Henson Mrs. Henson

Mapping the EarthMapping the Earth

GLOBEGLOBE

A scale A scale model of the model of the Earth. Earth.

GRIDGRID Patterns of Patterns of

imaginary lines imaginary lines that circle the that circle the globe in east-west globe in east-west and north-south and north-south directions.directions.

LatitudeLatitude

The distance The distance north or south north or south of Earth’s of Earth’s equator.equator.

ParallelsParallels

Lines of Lines of latitudelatitude

EQUATOREQUATOR

Imaginary line Imaginary line that circles the that circles the globe halfway globe halfway between the between the North and North and South Poles. South Poles.

DegreesDegreesUsed to Used to

measure measure distance distance from the from the equatorequator

MINUTESMINUTES

Degrees can Degrees can be divided be divided further further

One degree One degree equals 60 equals 60 minutesminutes

LONGITUDELONGITUDE Measures Measures

distance east distance east and west of the and west of the prime meridianprime meridian

MERIDIANSMERIDIANS

Lines of Lines of Longitude Longitude

Prime MeridianPrime Meridian

Imaginary line Imaginary line that divides that divides the Earth into the Earth into western and western and eastern eastern hemispheres. hemispheres.

HemispheresHemispheres

Divides the Divides the earth in halfearth in half

ContinentsContinents

Earth’s land Earth’s land surface is surface is divided into divided into seven large seven large landmasses. landmasses.

IslandsIslands

Land Land completely completely surrounded by surrounded by water. water.

Mapmaking Mapmaking

Understanding Map ProjectionsUnderstanding Map Projections

MAPMAP

Flat diagram Flat diagram of the Earth’s of the Earth’s surface. surface.

Map ProjectionsMap Projections Ways of showing Ways of showing

the round earth the round earth on a flat surface. on a flat surface.

Map Essentials Map Essentials

How to Read a Map How to Read a Map

TitleTitle

Shows the Shows the subject of the subject of the map map

Compass RoseCompass Rose

Used to Used to show show directions on directions on a map a map

Bar ScaleBar Scale

Used to Used to measure measure distance on a distance on a map map

ScaleScale

The scale helps you The scale helps you measure the measure the distance between distance between two places. When two places. When you know the you know the distance you can distance you can calculate how long calculate how long the trip will take.the trip will take.

LegendLegend

Explains what Explains what the symbols the symbols on the map on the map representrepresent

Or KeyOr Key

LegendLegend

Maps often have Maps often have symbols to symbols to represent such represent such features as features as highways, small highways, small roads, roads, campgrounds, and campgrounds, and rest areas. These rest areas. These symbols are listed symbols are listed in the legendin the legend..

Locator MapLocator Map

Shows Shows where in the where in the world the world the area on the area on the map is map is located located