Maps Features Title explains what information is on

● Maps Features Title - explains what information is on the map ● Symbols - what lines, colors or drawings mean on map ● Key (legend) - lists each symbol and what they mean ● Compass Rose - shows Cardinal directions North, South, East, West ● Scale - Set of lines marked off in miles or kilometers; allows you to estimate and find distances between 2 locations/points ● Inset - small box set inside a map that shows more details about main map

Kinds of Maps Political ● shows how humans have divided Earth’s surface - shows borders, cities, roads Physical ● shows major landforms and water on an area of Earth’s surface - Land - plains, mountains, plateaus - Water - rivers, lakes, gulfs, oceans

Kinds of Maps ● - Time Zone Map 24 time zones (1 for each hour of a day) shows regions or worlds time changes because of Earth’s rotation ● - Elevation Map Elevation - height of land above sea level (feet/meters) Uses colors to show differences in heights ● - Climate Map Climate - region’s weather over long period of time repeated year to year

Hemispheres ● A globe can show Earth’s hemispheres (half of a sphere) ● Split by two major lines; Equator and Prime Meridian ● Used to find locations Northern and Southern equator - extends west to east Eastern and Western prime meridian - extends north to south

Latitude and Longitude ● ● Helps find location on Earth The point where horizontal and vertical lines cross show exact locations represented in degrees NORTH/SOUTH first, EAST/WEST second Latitude - Circle earth East and West Known as parallels Tells how many degrees NORTH/SOUTH a location is from the Equator Longitude - Circle earth North and South Known as meridians Tell how many degrees a location is EAST/WEST of Prime Meridian

Latitude Lines Longitudes Lines