| Term | Definition |
|---|
| map | a drawing of an area of the earth as seen from above, used to find your way around |
| title | tells you what a map is all about and is the first thing you should look at when you study a map |
| symbol | represents things on a map to show where they are in a real place; sometimes a picture, sometimes a dot |
| map key or legend | a box on or near a map, used to find what symbols on a map mean |
| grid | two sets of lines that make squares that are used to describe the exact location of something on a map |
| direction symbol | looks like a large plus sign on a map,showing which way north,south, east, and west point |
| cardinal directions | directions north, south, east and west |
| intermediate directions | directions northeast, southeast, northwest, and southwest |
| globe | a model of the earth that you can turn to find places |
| sphere | a round object like a globe or ball |
| hemisphere | half a sphere |
| parallels | imaginary east-west lines around the earth |
| Equator | imaginary east-west line halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole |
| Northern Hemisphere | the location of everything north of the Equator |
| Southern Hemisphere | the location of everything south of the Equator |
| South Pole | a location that is 90 degrees south of the Equator |
| meridians | imaginary north-south lines that run from pole to pole |
| Prime Meridian | an imaginary north-south line from pole to pole, located at zero degrees |
| Eastern Hemisphere | the location of places east of the Prime Meridian |
| Western Hemisphere | the locationofeverything west of the Prime Meridian |
| 360 degrees | the numbe rof degrees around the Equator |
| 180 degrees | the number of degrees from one pole to the other |
| rotation | the movement of the earth that causes day and night |
| day | occurs when our part of the earth turns toward the sun |
| night | occurs when our part of the earth turns completely away from the sun |
| revolution | of the earth around the sun takes about 365 days, or one year |
| seasons | made by the earth's yearly revolutions, together with the tilt of the axis |
| winter | United States has this when the North Pole is tilted away from the sun |
| summer | United States has this when the North Pole is tilted toward the sun |
| spring and fall | the rays of the sun hit the Northern and Southern hemispheres equally |
| orbit | the path the earth takes around the sun |
| axis | the imaginary line from pole to pole on which the earth tilts |
| scale | a system by which real distances can be shown by much smaller distances |
| atlas | a collection of different kinds of map |
| boundary | a line that separates one state or country from another |
| physical | a map that shows natural land and water forms |
| political | a map that shows boundaries of states and countries |
| Nueces | county of Corpus Christi |
| United States | country in which we live |
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