#separator:tab #html:false #tags column:4 Map A flat drawing that shows where places are geo-map-skills-vocabulary Globe A model of the Earth shaped like a ball geo-map-skills-vocabulary Atlas A book of maps geo-map-skills-vocabulary Compass rose A symbol on a map that shows the directions north, south, east and west geo-map-skills-vocabulary Cardinal directions North, south, east and west geo-map-skills-vocabulary Intermediate directions Northeast, northwest, southeast and southwest geo-map-skills-vocabulary Map key (legend) A box that explains what the symbols and colors on a map mean geo-map-skills-vocabulary Map scale Shows how distance on the map matches real distance geo-map-skills-vocabulary Symbol A small picture or mark on a map that stands for a real thing geo-map-skills-vocabulary Title Tells what the map shows geo-map-skills-vocabulary Grid Crossing lines on a map used to find places geo-map-skills-vocabulary Equator The imaginary line around the middle of the Earth at 0 degrees latitude geo-map-skills-vocabulary Prime Meridian The imaginary line at 0 degrees longitude that runs through Greenwich, England geo-map-skills-vocabulary Latitude Lines that run east and west and measure distance north or south of the equator geo-map-skills-vocabulary Longitude Lines that run north and south and measure distance east or west of the Prime Meridian geo-map-skills-vocabulary Parallels Another name for lines of latitude geo-map-skills-vocabulary Meridians Another name for lines of longitude geo-map-skills-vocabulary Hemisphere Half of the Earth geo-map-skills-vocabulary Northern Hemisphere The half of the Earth north of the equator geo-map-skills-vocabulary Southern Hemisphere The half of the Earth south of the equator geo-map-skills-vocabulary Eastern Hemisphere The half of the Earth east of the Prime Meridian, including Asia and Australia geo-map-skills-vocabulary Western Hemisphere The half of the Earth west of the Prime Meridian, including the Americas geo-map-skills-vocabulary Tropic of Cancer The line of latitude 23.5 degrees north of the equator geo-map-skills-vocabulary Tropic of Capricorn The line of latitude 23.5 degrees south of the equator geo-map-skills-vocabulary Arctic Circle The line of latitude about 66.5 degrees north geo-map-skills-vocabulary Antarctic Circle The line of latitude about 66.5 degrees south geo-map-skills-vocabulary North Pole The point farthest north on Earth, at 90 degrees north geo-map-skills-vocabulary South Pole The point farthest south on Earth, at 90 degrees south geo-map-skills-vocabulary Degree A unit used to measure latitude and longitude, shown as ° geo-map-skills-vocabulary Coordinates Numbers (latitude and longitude) that name an exact place geo-map-skills-vocabulary Political map A map that shows borders of countries, states and cities geo-map-skills-vocabulary Physical map A map that shows landforms like mountains and rivers geo-map-skills-vocabulary Topographic map A map that uses lines to show the height and shape of the land geo-map-skills-vocabulary Contour line A line on a map joining places of the same height geo-map-skills-vocabulary Elevation How high a place is above sea level geo-map-skills-vocabulary Road map A map that shows roads and highways geo-map-skills-vocabulary Thematic map A map about one topic, such as rainfall or population geo-map-skills-vocabulary Population density How many people live in a certain area geo-map-skills-vocabulary Border (boundary) A line that shows where one country, state or area ends and another begins geo-map-skills-vocabulary Continent One of Earth's seven huge land areas geo-map-skills-vocabulary Capital The city where a country's or state's government is based geo-map-skills-vocabulary Region An area with something in common, like climate or culture geo-map-skills-vocabulary Relative location Where a place is compared with other places, such as 'north of the river' geo-map-skills-vocabulary Absolute location The exact spot of a place, often given in latitude and longitude geo-map-skills-vocabulary Projection A way of flattening the round Earth onto a flat map geo-map-skills-vocabulary Mercator projection A common map style that stretches areas near the poles geo-map-skills-vocabulary Inset map A small map placed on a bigger map to show a detail geo-map-skills-vocabulary Sea level The average height of the ocean's surface, used as zero for measuring height geo-map-skills-vocabulary Cartographer A person who makes maps geo-map-skills-vocabulary GPS Global Positioning System: uses satellites to find where you are geo-map-skills-vocabulary Bird's-eye view A view looking straight down from above geo-map-skills-vocabulary