MAP SKILLS VOCABULARY WORDS DEFINITIONS AND PICTURES Define

MAP SKILLS VOCABULARY WORDS, DEFINITIONS, AND PICTURES

Define: an indication of the relationship between the distances on a map and the corresponding actual distances. MAP SCALE

Define: North, South, East, West. CARDINAL DIRECTIONS

Define: a list that explains the symbols on a map/ map key. LEGENDS

Define: the name given to map to identify or describe it. TITLES

Define: an area of land that is controlled by its own government. COUNTRY

Define: a broad geographic area distinguished by similar features. REGION

Define: one of two half spheres formed by a plane through the sphere's center. HEMISPHERE

Define: the northernmost point of the earth. NORTH POLE

Define: the southernmost point of the earth. SOUTH POLE

Define: work. CITIES an area where many people live and

Define: a main road that connects cities and towns. HIGHWAYS

Define: a hard flat surface for vehicles, people, and animals to travel on. ROADS

Define: a system of tracks on which trains travel. RAILROADS

Define: imaginary lines that run horizontally (east to west). LATITUDE

Define: imaginary lines that run vertically (north and south). LONGITUDE

Define: an imaginary line that divides the Earth into a Northern and Southern Hemisphere. EQUATOR

Define: An exact point on the earth's surface expressed by latitude and longitude. ABSOLUTE LOCATION

Define: A location of a place in relation to another place. RELATIVE LOCATION

Define: a radio system that uses signals from satellites to tell you where you are and to give you directions to other places. GPS-GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM

Define: geographic regions within which the same standard time is used. TIME ZONES