Geography Skills Flashcards
(31 cards)
Map
A flat drawing of all or part of the Earth’s surface
What is a globe?
A round model of the earth that shows its shape, lands, and directions
Good overall view of the continet’s shapes and sizes
Winkle Tripel Projections
Shows landscapes fairly accurate but not in size or distance. It shows true directions and is useful for sea travel
Mercator projection
Minor distortions, north and south poles appear flattened
Robinson projection
Shows continents close to there true shapes and sizes
Goodes interrupted projections
Lines of latitude
Imaginary circles that run east to west
Imaginary lines that run north to south
Lines of longitude
A place’s exact location by using both latitude and longitude
Absolute location
What decides the earth into the north and the south hemispheres?
The equator
What devides the earth into the eastern and the western hemispheres?
The Prime Meridian
What is simbolized by a solid circle?
Cities
What is symbolized by a star?
Capitals
Shows the extent of an area’s territory of political influence
Boundary lines
Compass rose
Tells you the cardinal direction
Title
Tells you what info the map is showing
Key
Explains the symbols,colors, and lines
What helps you figure out the distance on the map?
Scale bar
What is scale?
The size of a map compared to the size of the actual land surface
Shows a large land area but little detail
Small scale
Shows small amount of land area with great amount of detail
Large scale
General purpose maps
Shows a wide range of info about an area
Physical Maps
Call out landforms and water features
Political Maps
Show the names and political boundaries of countries, along with human- made features such as cities or transportation routes.
