Geo Ch. 1 Vocab

Front

Used to determine direction.

Back

Compass Rose

Front

What to look at to understand a map?

Back

Map Title

Front

Imaginary lines running East-West, measuring North-South, used to locate places on Earth.

Back

Latitude

Front

North, South, East, West

Back

Cardinal Directions

Front

Identifies symbols on a map.

Back

Map Key

Front

Used to determine miles between places.

Back

Map Scale

Front

Location of a place relative to another.

Back

Relative location

Front

Imaginary lines running North-South on Earth, measuring East-West.

Back

Longitude

Front

Earth divided at 0° creates halves called?

Back

Hempispheres

Front

Change in shape, size, or position of a place on a map?

Back

Distortion