6th Geography Vocabulary
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20 Terms
Hemisphere
Half of the earth
International Date Line
an imaginary line on the surface of the Earth, that runs from the north to the south pole and separates one calendar day from the next
Continent
A large body of land
Political Map
A map that shows human-made boundaries and names
Physical Map
A map that shows the physical environment of a place
Historical Map
A map that shows the way a place used to look
Elevation Map
a map that shows the height of land above sea level
Cartographer
A map maker
Map Legend (Key)
key on the map that gives us information
Symbol
Something that stands for something else on the map
Locator
a small map that shows where the subject area of a main map is located
scale
a unit of measure on a map, such as an inch, that is used to represent a distance on Earth
absolute location
the longitude and latitude of a place
relative location
the location of a place in relation to another place
Cardinal directions
North, South, East, West
Intermediate directions
Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, Northwest
latitude
imaginary lines that run east and west but measure north and south
longitude
imaginary lines that run north and south and measure east and west
Prime Meridian
0 degrees. The starting point for longitude
Equator
0 degrees. The starting point for latitude
