MAP TERMS Geography

Find one state capital.

? How did you know how to find a state capital?

Map Key Map Key --table of symbols used on a map or chart  Also called a legend

Symbol What does the tree represent on the map? What do you call something that stands for something else?

Symbols Symbol - Anything that stands for something else Wherever you see a tree, there is a park Wherever you a blue line, there is a road

Based on the map key, what does this map show you?

About how many miles is it from Tallahassee, Florida to Austin, Texas?.

? How did you know how to find the distance?

Scale Scale -- A unit of measurement on a map that is used to represent a distance on Earth

What on this map that helps you find direction???

Compass Rose Compass rose-- A drawing on a map that shows direction

Cardinal directions Cardinal directions -- The directions north, south, east, and west that are found on a compass rose

Intermediate directions Intermediate directions--The directions halfway between the cardinal directions  Northeast, northwest, southwest, southeast

A trick for “intermediate” Intermediate  “inter” = in  “Mediate”= the middle  Intermediate = “in the middle”

What on this map helps you figure out this area’s location in the world?

Map locator A small map that shows where the area of the map is in the world

North America, South America, and Africa are all examples of what?  Continents!

Continent Continent– One of the seven large bodies of land on Earth.  North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Antarctica

Hemisphere This is an example of one of Earth’s hemispheres Based on this picture of Earth, what do you think a hemisphere is? Hemisphere– One of the halves of the Earth

 “hemi” = half  “sphere” = sphere  Half of a sphere!

There are four hemispheres!

We are a part of the Western Hemisphere and the Northern Hemisphere! What two hemispheres is Australia a part of?

? What is the red line that is running across the middle of the globe?

Equator Equator– the imaginary line circling the Earth halfway between the North and South Poles.  It divides the world into the Northern and Southern hemisphere!  Line of latitude marked 0 degrees

? If the Equator is the imaginary red line running across the globe, what is the red line running vertically?

Prime Meridian Prime Meridian--- an imaginary line running from North Pole to South Pole  Divides the world into Eastern and Western Hemispheres  Line of longitude marked 0 degrees

Latitude The equator runs East and West across the middle of the globe But there are other imaginary lines that run across the globe!

latitude These other lines are called lines of latitude!

latitude Latitude – imaginary lines that run East to West across the Earth  measure distance North or South of the Equator  Measured in degrees North and South

latitude The Equator is the middle, so it is 0 degrees

What do you notice about the numbers as you get further away from the Equator?  They get bigger! What do you call the first latitude line NORTH of the equator  20 degrees North  Its like saying, “this line is 20 degrees North of the Equator!”

The next line NORTH, is labeled 40 degrees  It is called 40 degrees North  Its like saying, “This line is 40 degrees North of the Equator!” What would call the first latitude line SOUTH of the Equator?  20 degrees South!

Here are some tricks 1– “Lat flat”  Latitude lines run FLAT across the Earth 2) lateral latitude  “lateral” means side-to-side

Longitude The Prime Meridian runs down the center of the Earth from Pole to Pole But there are other imaginary lines running North and South, too!

Longitude

Longitude – imaginary lines that run North and South  Measures distance East or West of the Prime Meridian  Measured in degrees East and West

Longitude The Prime Meridian is in the middle, so it is 0 degrees

What do you notice about the numbers as you get further away from the Prime Meridian?  They get bigger! What do you call the first Longitude line EAST of the Prime Meridian?  Called 20 degrees EAST  Its like saying, “this line is 20 degrees East of the Prime Meridian!”

The next line EAST, is labeled 40 degrees  It is called 40 degrees East  Its like saying, “This line is 40 degrees East of the Prime Meridian!” What would call the first latitude line WEST of the Prime Meridian?  20 degrees West!

Here’s a trick “long” longitude