geography

north America

the continent that has the usa

south america

it is a continent that is south of north america

aisa

Asia is the next door neighbor to europe b

europe

europe is the neighbor to aisa

africa

africa is right under europe

antarctica

antarctica is at the bottom of the map

Australia

Australia is the content that is just all alone

south atlantic ocean

it is the ocean near antarctica

north atlantic ocean

it is the ocean in between south America and Africa

pacific ocean

it is the ocean near the equator

arctic ocean

it is above every thing

indian ocean

it is under asia and beside Australia

usa

the USA is in north America

rome

rome is a city in Europe

greece

it is in between Africa and Europe

mexico

it is in between north America and south America

title

tells u what it is about

key /legend

tells us what the symbols are

inset map

gives us a bigger picture

compass rose

shows us directions

scale

varys from map to map

degrees

units of longitude and latitude

equator

the imaginary line that runs around the earth

meridians

imaginary lines that run in between the north and south pole

north pole

the point on earth located at 90 degrees

parallels

the imaginary lines on the earth that run parallel to the equator

south pole

the point on earth located at 90 degrees

prime meridian

the imaginary line that runs in between the north and south pole on earth at 0 longitude meet

Cartographer

a person who makes maps

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.

Northern Hemisphere

North America, the northern part of South America, Europe, the northern two-thirds of Africa, and most of Asia.

Southern Hemisphere

most of South America, one-third of Africa, Australia, Antarctica, and some Asian islands.

Eastern Hemisphere

Europe, Africa, Asia, the entire continent of Australia, and a large part of Antarctica.

Western Hemisphere

all of North and South America, as well as parts of Africa, Europe, Asia, and Antarctica

Geographic Grid

the internationally-recognized system of latitude and longitude used to location positions on Earth's surface.

Index

a map that shows (as by enclosing a small area in a rectangle on a large map) the location of one or more small areas in relation to a larger area and that typically points up special features in the small areas about which information is desired.

Relative location

a description of how a place is related to other places

Absolute location

the precise geographic coordinates of a specific point on the Earth's surface, usually expressed in terms of latitude and longitude.

grid

a framework of spaced bars that are parallel to or cross each other; a grating.

Physical Map

a real map