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Geography Skills
G4-G11
23 cards·by mhalstead
one of Earth's seven large bodies of land, including Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia,
Europe, North America and South America
continent
one of Earth's four large bodies of water. They are the Artctic, Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific
ocean
one half a sphere or globe
hemisphere
an imaginary line encircling Earth half way between the North Pole and South Pole, designated
as 0 latitude
equator
an imaginary line, or parallel measuring disance north or south of the equator
latitude
a line of latitude
parallel
an imaginary line or meridian measuring distance east or west of the prime meridian
longitude
e of longitude east or west of Earths prime meridian
meridian
the line of longitude labeled 0 longitude
prime meridian
a model of the earth
globe
north, south, east, west (main points)
cardinal directions
northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest
intermediate directions
a drawing that indicates directions on a map, especially cardinal and intermediate
directions
compass rose
a guide that explains the relationship between real distances on Earth and distances on a map
scale
anything that stands fo something else: includes lines, dots, circles, squares stars,
colors, etc
symbol
a guide telling you what each symbol on a map stands for
map key
a small map inset in the corner of a larger map
locator
a map that shows the boundaries of states and countries
political map
a map that highlights Earth's natural features
physical map
a physical map that uses shading to show the difference in height between areas of land
relief map
a physical map that uses colors to show the elevation, or height, of land above sea level
elevation map
a map that indicates cities, highways, and points of interest and shows you how to get from one
place to another
road map
a map that shows information about the past or where past events took place
historical map