Mapping the Earth vocabulary words

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