Maps and Globes

A model of the Earth that is round like a ball

• sphere

• globe

• map

• orbit

A large body of salt water

• sea

• lake

• ocean

• river

A term that means "half of the Earth"

• longitude

• equator

• latitude

• hemisphere

This tells what the symbols on a map stand for

• map key

• map scale

• globe

• title

North, South, East, and West

• map

• cardinal directions

• location

• intermediate directions

Separates the Earth into east and west hemispheres

• longitude

• equator

• latitude

• Prime Meridian

Lines that go up and down on a map or globe. They run north and south.

• longitude

• vertical

• latitude

• horizontal

A type of map that includes boundaries, cities, and states

• climate map

• physical map

• political map

• population map

Lines that go across a map or around a globe. They run east and west like the equator.

• latitude

• equator

• longitude

• vertical

The imaginary line halfway between the North Pole and South Pole.

• latitude

• Prime Meridian

• equator

• longitude