| Term | Definition |
|---|
| cartographer | someone who makes cartograms |
| geographer | geographers are people who divide the earth into four hemispheres-the first ever geographer... Thales! |
| latitude | running north to south are the latitude lines, or parallels |
| longitude | a line running east to west, also known as meridians |
| meridians | lines running east to west also known as longitude |
| prime meridians | The equator the other way |
| degrees | points on the globe that help measure where the coordinates are |
| equator | a imaginary line that divides the south and north hemisphere. It is 1/2 way between the poles |
| international dateline | a invisible line, when you cross it, the time zone is different. |
| hemisphere | hemisphere means half a sphere, like you can only see half of the world at once, south north hemisphere |
| index | a index is on only some maps, it is a list of names and places and the coordinates of where to find them |
| key or legend | a list of symbols used on the map and what it means |
| compass rose | a compass rose is a ornamental directional arrow often used on ship charts and old fashiond maps |
| coordinates | using ___________ you can locate places on the earth's surface |
| scale | the map scale shows the size of the map relationship to the size of the real place |
| physical map | a map that shows moutains, deserts, oceans, lakes, etc. It can also show the depth of the water |
| political map | shows cities, states within a country |
| thematic maps | uses a variety of symbols to show distributions and patterns on the earth. Exp. Energy distribution, etc. |
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