Geography MAP TERMS Find one state capital How

Geography MAP TERMS

Find one state capital.

? �How did you know how to find a state capital?

Map Key �Map Key --table of symbols used on a map or chart Also called a legend

Symbol �What does the tree represent on the map? �What do you call something that stands for something else?

Symbols �Symbol - Anything that stands for something else �Wherever you see a tree, there is a park �Wherever you a blue line, there is a road

Based on the map key, what does this map show you?

About how many miles is it from Tallahassee, Florida to Austin, Texas? .

? �How did you know how to find the distance?

Scale �Scale -- A unit of measurement on a map that is used to represent a distance on Earth

What on this map that helps you find direction? ? ?

Compass Rose �Compass rose-- A drawing on a map that shows direction

Cardinal directions �Cardinal directions -- The directions north, south, east, and west that are found on a compass rose

Intermediate directions �Intermediate directions--The directions halfway between the cardinal directions Northeast, northwest, southeast

A trick for “intermediate” �Intermediate “inter” = in “Mediate”= the middle Intermediate = “in the middle”

What on this map helps you figure out this area’s location in the world?

Map locator �A small map that shows where the area of the map is in the world

�North America, South America, and Africa are all examples of what? Continents!

Continent �Continent– One of the seven large bodies of land on Earth. North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Antarctica

Hemisphere � This is an example of one of Earth’s hemispheres � Based on this picture of Earth, what do you think a hemisphere is? � Hemisphere– One of the halves of the Earth

�Hemisphere– One of the halves of the Earth “hemi” = half “sphere” = sphere � Half of a sphere!

There are four hemispheres!

�We are a part of the Western Hemisphere and the Northern Hemisphere! �What two hemispheres is Australia a part of?

? �What is the red line that is running across the middle of the globe?

Equator �Equator– the imaginary line circling the Earth halfway between the North and South Poles. It divides the world into the Northern and Southern hemisphere! Line of latitude marked 0 degrees

? �If the Equator is the imaginary red line running across the globe, what is the red line running vertically?

Prime Meridian �Prime Meridian--- an imaginary line running from North Pole to South Pole Divides the world into Eastern and Western Hemispheres Line of longitude marked 0 degrees

Latitude �The equator runs East and West across the middle of the globe �But there are other imaginary lines that run across the globe!

latitude �These other lines are called lines of latitude!

latitude �Latitude – imaginary lines that run East to West across the Earth measure distance North or South of the Equator Measured in degrees North and South

latitude �The Equator is the middle, so it is 0 degrees

�What do you notice about the numbers as you get further away from the Equator? They get bigger! �What do you call the first latitude line NORTH of the equator 20 degrees North � Its like saying, “this line is 20 degrees North of the Equator!”

�The next line NORTH, is labeled 40 degrees It is called 40 degrees North Its like saying, “This line is 40 degrees North of the Equator!” �What would call the first latitude line SOUTH of the Equator? 20 degrees South!

Here are some tricks � 1– “Lat flat” Latitude lines run FLAT across the Earth � 2) lateral latitude “lateral” means side-to-side

Longitude �The Prime Meridian runs down the center of the Earth from Pole to Pole �But there are other imaginary lines running North and South, too!

Longitude

Longitude �Longitude – imaginary lines that run North and South Measures distance East or West of the Prime Meridian Measured in degrees East and West

Longitude �The Prime Meridian is in the middle, so it is 0 degrees

�What do you notice about the numbers as you get further away from the Prime Meridian? They get bigger! �What do you call the first Longitude line EAST of the Prime Meridian? Called 20 degrees EAST � Its like saying, “this line is 20 degrees East of the Prime Meridian!”

�The next line EAST, is labeled 40 degrees It is called 40 degrees East Its like saying, “This line is 40 degrees East of the Prime Meridian!” �What would call the first latitude line WEST of the Prime Meridian? 20 degrees West!

Here’s a trick �“long” longitude