{
 "source": "https://peabody.kids/flashcards/geo-map-skills-vocabulary",
 "id": "geo-map-skills-vocabulary",
 "title": "Map Skills Vocabulary",
 "category": "geography",
 "subject": "Geography",
 "levels": [
  "k-2",
  "3-5",
  "6-8"
 ],
 "description": "Words you need to read maps and globes: equator, hemisphere, latitude, compass rose and more.",
 "tags": [
  "maps",
  "vocabulary",
  "latitude",
  "longitude"
 ],
 "frontLabel": "Word",
 "backLabel": "Meaning",
 "cards": [
  [
   "Map",
   "A flat drawing that shows where places are"
  ],
  [
   "Globe",
   "A model of the Earth shaped like a ball"
  ],
  [
   "Atlas",
   "A book of maps"
  ],
  [
   "Compass rose",
   "A symbol on a map that shows the directions north, south, east and west"
  ],
  [
   "Cardinal directions",
   "North, south, east and west"
  ],
  [
   "Intermediate directions",
   "Northeast, northwest, southeast and southwest"
  ],
  [
   "Map key (legend)",
   "A box that explains what the symbols and colors on a map mean"
  ],
  [
   "Map scale",
   "Shows how distance on the map matches real distance"
  ],
  [
   "Symbol",
   "A small picture or mark on a map that stands for a real thing"
  ],
  [
   "Title",
   "Tells what the map shows"
  ],
  [
   "Grid",
   "Crossing lines on a map used to find places"
  ],
  [
   "Equator",
   "The imaginary line around the middle of the Earth at 0 degrees latitude"
  ],
  [
   "Prime Meridian",
   "The imaginary line at 0 degrees longitude that runs through Greenwich, England"
  ],
  [
   "Latitude",
   "Lines that run east and west and measure distance north or south of the equator"
  ],
  [
   "Longitude",
   "Lines that run north and south and measure distance east or west of the Prime Meridian"
  ],
  [
   "Parallels",
   "Another name for lines of latitude"
  ],
  [
   "Meridians",
   "Another name for lines of longitude"
  ],
  [
   "Hemisphere",
   "Half of the Earth"
  ],
  [
   "Northern Hemisphere",
   "The half of the Earth north of the equator"
  ],
  [
   "Southern Hemisphere",
   "The half of the Earth south of the equator"
  ],
  [
   "Eastern Hemisphere",
   "The half of the Earth east of the Prime Meridian, including Asia and Australia"
  ],
  [
   "Western Hemisphere",
   "The half of the Earth west of the Prime Meridian, including the Americas"
  ],
  [
   "Tropic of Cancer",
   "The line of latitude 23.5 degrees north of the equator"
  ],
  [
   "Tropic of Capricorn",
   "The line of latitude 23.5 degrees south of the equator"
  ],
  [
   "Arctic Circle",
   "The line of latitude about 66.5 degrees north"
  ],
  [
   "Antarctic Circle",
   "The line of latitude about 66.5 degrees south"
  ],
  [
   "North Pole",
   "The point farthest north on Earth, at 90 degrees north"
  ],
  [
   "South Pole",
   "The point farthest south on Earth, at 90 degrees south"
  ],
  [
   "Degree",
   "A unit used to measure latitude and longitude, shown as °"
  ],
  [
   "Coordinates",
   "Numbers (latitude and longitude) that name an exact place"
  ],
  [
   "Political map",
   "A map that shows borders of countries, states and cities"
  ],
  [
   "Physical map",
   "A map that shows landforms like mountains and rivers"
  ],
  [
   "Topographic map",
   "A map that uses lines to show the height and shape of the land"
  ],
  [
   "Contour line",
   "A line on a map joining places of the same height"
  ],
  [
   "Elevation",
   "How high a place is above sea level"
  ],
  [
   "Road map",
   "A map that shows roads and highways"
  ],
  [
   "Thematic map",
   "A map about one topic, such as rainfall or population"
  ],
  [
   "Population density",
   "How many people live in a certain area"
  ],
  [
   "Border (boundary)",
   "A line that shows where one country, state or area ends and another begins"
  ],
  [
   "Continent",
   "One of Earth's seven huge land areas"
  ],
  [
   "Capital",
   "The city where a country's or state's government is based"
  ],
  [
   "Region",
   "An area with something in common, like climate or culture"
  ],
  [
   "Relative location",
   "Where a place is compared with other places, such as 'north of the river'"
  ],
  [
   "Absolute location",
   "The exact spot of a place, often given in latitude and longitude"
  ],
  [
   "Projection",
   "A way of flattening the round Earth onto a flat map"
  ],
  [
   "Mercator projection",
   "A common map style that stretches areas near the poles"
  ],
  [
   "Inset map",
   "A small map placed on a bigger map to show a detail"
  ],
  [
   "Sea level",
   "The average height of the ocean's surface, used as zero for measuring height"
  ],
  [
   "Cartographer",
   "A person who makes maps"
  ],
  [
   "GPS",
   "Global Positioning System: uses satellites to find where you are"
  ],
  [
   "Bird's-eye view",
   "A view looking straight down from above"
  ]
 ]
}