Unit 1 Sec 2 Vocab (Nat Geo)

equator

• shows features that humans have created (like the borders between countries)
• change
• topic of a map (examples: economic activities, population, natural resources)
• the center line of latitude

globe

• mapmakers
• a 3D, or spherical, representation of Earth
• shows directions north, south, east, and west
• shows features that humans have created (like the borders between countries)

hemisphere

• half of Earth
• shows how much distance on earth is shown on a map (example: 1 inch = 100 miles)
• map about a specific theme, or topic (like where wind famrs are located, or how many parks are in your city)
• imaginary lines that run north to south from the North Pole to the South Pole

latitude

• imaginary lines that run east to west, parallel to the equator ("SATitude")
• a 2D, or flat, representation of Earth
• the height of a physical feature above sea level (example: how tall a mountain is)
• imaginary lines that run north to south from the North Pole to the South Pole

longitude

• imaginary lines that run east to west, parallel to the equator ("SATitude")
• shows natural features such as mountains, lakes, and rivers
• imaginary lines that run north to south from the North Pole to the South Pole
• the change in elevation from one place to another (shown with shading on a map)

map

• half of Earth
• a 3D, or spherical, representation of Earth
• shows the specific area of the world being shown on the map
• a 2D, or flat, representation of Earth

prime meridian

• a 3D, or spherical, representation of Earth
• the center line of longitude running through Greenwich, England
• topic of a map (examples: economic activities, population, natural resources)
• the center line of latitude

scale

• shows the specific area of the world being shown on the map
• shows how much distance on earth is shown on a map (example: 1 inch = 100 miles)
• imaginary lines that run east to west, parallel to the equator ("SATitude")
• mapmakers

cartographers

• the center line of longitude running through Greenwich, England
• map about a specific theme, or topic (like where wind famrs are located, or how many parks are in your city)
• mapmakers
• change

elevation

• shows natural features such as mountains, lakes, and rivers
• imaginary lines that run east to west, parallel to the equator ("SATitude")
• the height of a physical feature above sea level (example: how tall a mountain is)
• a 2D, or flat, representation of Earth