Shows major landforms and bodies of water to help locate places.
political map
What are the 5 themes of geography?
location, place, human-environment interaction, movement, region
A symbol that shows directions on a map.
compass rose
Northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest
Intermediate directions
A line drawn around the Earth halfway between the north pole and south pole.
equator
A collection or book of maps
atlas
Line drawn from NORTH pole to SOUTH pole
prime meridian
This is also known as a MAP KEY- it tells what each symbol on the map stands for.
map legend
Shows landforms, such as mountains, plains, and deserts.
physical map
Half of the earth
hemisphere
This shows the relationship between distance on the map and distance on Earth.
map scale
The study of earth
geography
A set of lines that run parallel to the equator.
latitude
Set of lines that from from the NORTH pole to the SOUTH pole.
longitude
A round model of the Earth
globe
This map show how high the land is above sea water.
Elevation map