Soc. St. Maps Flash Cards

Vocabulary and key social studies concept flashcards based on lecture notes on mapmaking and historical terminology.

International dateline

An imaginary line running north and south through the Pacific Ocean.

Accurate clock

The invention that made it possible to measure longitude.

North America

A continent that was difficult to map because it covered an enormous area.

Flat maps

Maps that all include some kind of distortion (mistake).

Pangaea

The supercontinent proposed before scientists found that Earth's surface is made up of several plates.

Galaxy

A very large group of stars and planets.

Orientation

Something that helps you determine your position, especially in relation to the points of the compass.

Nautical

Having to do with shops, sailing or navigation.

Legitimate

Lawful or acceptable.

Atlas

A book of maps.

Predecessor

Someone who held an office or a job before another person.

Manipulate

To handle or use skillfully.

Contemporary

Up-to-date, modern or current.

Vinland map

A map considered evidence that the mouse discoverd amanca before Chistiopha Columbus.

Ptolemy

An important figure in map making who drew an earth centered solar system map.

Drawing a Map with south at the top

A valid method of mapmaking since earth is round.

Map coordinates

A system whose primary purpose is to show exact locations.