Parts of a Map Vocabulary

Front

One of 7 large land masses on Earth: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Antarctica, Australia

Back

Continent

Front

One of 5 giant areas of salt water: Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Indian, Southern

Back

Ocean

Front

highest and lowest points of longitude and latitude; North Pole and South Pole

Back

Poles

Front

half of the Earth: Northern, Southern, Western, Eastern

Back

Hemisphere

Front

imaginary line of latitude at 0 degrees that runs across the Earth dividing the Northern and Southern Hemispheres

Back

Equator

Front

imaginary line of longitude at 0 degrees that runs across the Earth dividing the Eastern and Western Hemispheres

Back

Prime Meridian

Front

3-dimensional model of the Earth in the shape of a sphere

Back

globe

Front

measurements in degrees of latitude and longitude that tell the exact location of a place on a map or globe

Back

Coordinates

Front

imaginary lines that run east and west across the globe but measure north and south

Back

Latitude

Front

imaginary lines that run north and south across the globe but measure east and west

Back

Longitude