geography 2

cartographer

cartographer

person who draws maps

coordinates

intermediate location on a map

geographic grid

the spherical coordinate system of latitude and longitude used to locate positions uniquely anywhere on the surface of the Earth.

Hemisphere

a half of the earth, usually as divided into northern and southern halves by the equator, or into western and eastern halves by an imaginary line passing through the poles

Lines of latitude (parallels)

imaginary lines that divide the Earth from left to right

lines of longitude (meridians)

imaginary lines that divide the earth from top to bottom

projection (map)

shows the whole earth but its flat

contigous

touching

robinson projection

Ovel shape map, distorted near the poles

Mercator projection

cylinder shape, longitude lines look straight, size of land and water distorted .

Equidistant projection

a projection that shows land and water in relation to a central point

a polar projection

shows land and water in relation to a central point. They show distance and direction accurately. Size and shape become distorted as you move away from the center. 

north pole

Arctic circle

Arctic region

coordinates

the latitude and longitude address of a place on a map

Eurasia

a landmass made up of the continents of Asia and Europe

mental map

a map that a person pictures in his or her mind

relative location

description of a place using the relation of one place to another

sea

a body of salt water that is part of an ocean, yet is partially enclosed by land

map sketch

a rough drawing of a mental map