Globe
a round model of the Earth
Grid
Two sets of lines that cross each other, on a map
parallels
Another name for lines of LATITUDE
Equator
an imaginary line that circles the globe from east to west
Minutes
degrees are divided into this smaller measurement of unit
hemispheres
half of a globe...created by equator and prime meridian
continents
the seven large landmasses on Earth's surface
map
a flat diagram of all or part of the Earth's surface
map projection
ways of showing our round planet on flat maps
title
shows what the subject of a map is
compass rose
arrows on a map that point to all four principal directions
scale
used to represent the distances between points on a map
cardinal directions
the directions north, south, east and west
intermediate directions
the directions that fall between north, south, east and west
islands
landmasses completly surrounded by water
legend
explains what the symbols on a map represent
latitude
lines going east and west on a map
degrees
measures the distance from the equator and prime meridian
longitude
lines going north and south on a map
meridians
another name given to lines of longitude
prime meridian
imaginary line that circle the globe from north to south