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SOCIAL STUDIES
MAPS
23 cards·by djeansonne1013
CONTINENT
one of Earths' seven large bodies of land, including Africa, Antartica, Asia, Australia,
Europe, North American and South America
OCEAN
one of Earth's four large bodies of water. They are the Arctic, Atlantic, Indian and Pacific
HEMISPHERE
one half of a sphere or globe
EQUATOR
an imaginary line encircling Earth half way between the North Pole and South Pole, designated
as 0 latitude
LATITUTE
an imaginary line; or parallel measuring distance north or south of the equator
PARALLEL
a line of latitude
LONGITUDE
an imaginary line, or meridian, measuring distance east or west of the prime meridian
MERIDIAN
any line of longitude east or west of Earth's prime meridian
PRIME MERIDIAN
the line of longitude labeled 0 longitude
GLOBE
a model of the earth
CARDINAL DIRECTIONS
north, south. east, west (main points)
INTERMEDIATE DIRECTIONS
northeast(NE), southeast (SE), northwest (NW) southwest (SW)
COMPASS ROSE
a drawing that indicates directions on a map, especially cardinal and intermediate
directions
SCALE
a guide that explains the relationship between real distances on Earth and distances on a map
SYMBOL
anything that stands for something else includes lines, dots, circles, squares, stars,
color, etc
MAP KEY
a guide telling you what each symbol on a map stands for
LOCATOR
a small map inset in the corner of a larger map
POLITICAL MAP
A map that shows the boundaries of states and countries
PHYSICAL MAP
A map that highlights Earth's natural features
RELIEF MAP
A physical map that uses shading to show the difference in height between areas o f land
ELEVATION MAP
a physical map that uses colors to show the elevation or height of land above sea level
ROAD MAP
a map that indicates cities, highways and points of interest and shows you how to get from one
place to another
HISTORICAL MAP
A map that shows information about the past or where past events took place