map terms geography. find one state capital. how did you know how to find a state capital?
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MAP TERMS
Geography
Find one state capital.
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How did you know how to find a state capital?
Map Key
Map Key --table of symbols used on a map or chart Also called a legend
Symbol
What does the tree represent on the map?What do you call something that stands for
something else?
Symbols
Symbol - Anything that stands for something else
Wherever you see a tree, there is a parkWherever you a blue line, there is a road
Based on the map key, what does this map show you?
About how many miles is it from Tallahassee, Florida to Austin, Texas?.
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How did you know how to find the distance?
Scale
Scale -- A unit of measurement on a map that is used to represent a distance on Earth
What on this map that helps you find direction???
Compass Rose
Compass rose-- A drawing on a map that shows direction
Cardinal directions
Cardinal directions -- The directions north, south, east, and west that are found on a compass rose
Intermediate directions
Intermediate directions--The directions halfway between the cardinal directions Northeast, northwest, southwest, southeast
A trick for “intermediate”
Intermediate “inter” = in
“Mediate”= the middle
Intermediate = “in the middle”
What on this map helps you figure out this area’s location in the world?
Map locator
A small map that shows where the area of the map is in the world
North America, South America, and Africa are all examples of what? Continents!
Continent
Continent– One of the seven large bodies of land on Earth. North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia,
Australia, and Antarctica
Hemisphere
This is an example of one of Earth’s hemispheres Based on this picture of Earth, what do you think a hemisphere is?
Hemisphere– One of the halves of the Earth
Hemisphere– One of the halves of the Earth
“hemi” = half “sphere” = sphere
Half of a sphere!
There are four hemispheres!
We are a part of the Western Hemisphere and the Northern Hemisphere!
What two hemispheres is Australia a part of?
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What is the red line that is running across the middle of the globe?
Equator
Equator– the imaginary line circling the Earth halfway between the North and South Poles. It divides the world into the Northern and Southern
hemisphere! Line of latitude marked 0 degrees
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If the Equator is the imaginary red line running across the globe, what is the red line running vertically?
Prime Meridian
Prime Meridian--- an imaginary line running from North Pole to South Pole Divides the world into Eastern and Western
Hemispheres Line of longitude marked 0 degrees
Latitude
The equator runs East and West across the middle of the globe
But there are other imaginary lines that run across the globe!
latitude
These other lines are called lines of latitude!
latitude
Latitude – imaginary lines that run East to West across the Earth measure distance North or South of the Equator Measured in degrees North and South
latitude
The Equator is the middle, so it is 0 degrees
What do you notice about the numbers as you get further away from the Equator? They get bigger!
What do you call the first latitude line NORTH of the equator 20 degrees North
Its like saying, “this line is 20 degrees North of the Equator!”
The next line NORTH, is labeled 40 degrees It is called 40 degrees North
Its like saying, “This line is 40 degrees North of the Equator!”
What would call the first latitude line SOUTH of the Equator? 20 degrees South!
Here are some tricks
1– “Lat flat” Latitude lines run FLAT across the Earth
2) lateral latitude “lateral” means side-to-side
Longitude
The Prime Meridian runs down the center of the Earth from Pole to Pole
But there are other imaginary lines running North and South, too!
Longitude
Longitude
Longitude – imaginary lines that run North and South Measures distance East or West of the Prime Meridian Measured in degrees East and West
Longitude
The Prime Meridian is in the middle, so it is 0 degrees
What do you notice about the numbers as you get further away from the Prime Meridian? They get bigger!
What do you call the first Longitude line EAST of the Prime Meridian? Called 20 degrees EAST
Its like saying, “this line is 20 degrees East of the Prime Meridian!”
The next line EAST, is labeled 40 degrees It is called 40 degrees East
Its like saying, “This line is 40 degrees East of the Prime Meridian!”
What would call the first latitude line WEST of the Prime Meridian? 20 degrees West!
Here’s a trick
“long” longitude