Map Vocabulary (Map Coordinates and Picturing The World)

absolute location

Description of a place using grid coordinates (Latitude and longitude)

Coordinates

The latitude and longitude of a place on a map

Equator

an imaginary line that runs around the center of the Earth, halfway between the North and South Poles at 0 degrees latitude

Geographic Grid

The intersecting pattern formed by the lines of latitude and longitude

Lines of Latitutude (Parallels)

Imaginary lines on Earth that run parallel to the equator

Lines of Longitude (Meridians)

Imaginary lines on Earth that run between the North and South Poles

Prime Meridian

An imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to The South Pole of Earth at 0 degrees longitude

Relative Location

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

Eurasia

A landmass made up of the continents of Asia and Europe