MAPS!Let’s learn how to read and make

A map is a flat (two dimensional) description of a specific area of land.

What are maps?

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hemisphere questions for now!

A globe is a sphere on which is depicted a map of the earth.

globe

A hemisphere is an imaginary line dividing the globe in half.

hemisphere

The equator, an imaginary belt around the earth, divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres.

The prime meridian, an invisible line cutting the globe in half from top to bottom, divides the earth into the western and eastern hemispheres.

An atlas is a book of maps.

atlas

A compass rose is a circle design on maps that indicates direction.

compass rose

Cardinal directions are the four basic points on a

compass – north, south, east, and west.

cardinal directions

Ordinal directions are the points of directions halfway between each pair

of cardinal directions – northeast, northwest, south east, and

southwest.

ordinal directions

A grid is a set of vertical and horizontal lines on a map that

help the reader locate places.

grid

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A continent is one of seven large land masses on the earth.

continent

Distance is the amount of space between two points.

distance

A location is a place on a map.

location

A legend is a table on a map or chart that explains the symbol used. Sometimes it is

called the map key as well.

legend

A map’s scale is a comparison of the actual distance between two places and the distance shown on the map

drawn.

scale

A symbol is a picture used to represents a place or places on a map.

symbol

Climate is the average weather over time in a specific location.

climate

A cartographer is a person who makes maps using

symbols, a legend, grids, and a scale.

cartographer

The study of maps is

GEOGRAPHY.

Now you are ready to READ MAPS!

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geography games!