Maps Flashcards
(30 cards)
shows direction on a map
compass rose
What is a mapmaker called
cartographer
Used to measure distance on a map
scale
a system of lines, numbers, and letters that help you locate things
Grid
something that tells you what symbols/pictures are
Key
are north, south, east and west
cardinal directions
small pictures on a map that help you know what things are
symbols
tells us what things are
labels
are northeast northwest southeast and southwest
intermediate directions
relates to Equator and hemispheres
Latitude
relates to prime meridian and hemispheres
longitude
a line of longitude that divides the earth into east & west hemispheres
Prime meridian
a line of latitude that divides the earth into north & south hemispheres
Equator
Your position relative to a landmark
Relative location
Five main components of any good map
Title,Key,Labels,Compass,Scale
The customs, arts, social institutions and achievements of a particular group of people or a nation
Culture
What a group of people does, norms, what they believe in
Cultural traits
Example of cultural trait
EX: Dcds- Brady bucks = currency
Order of oceans biggest to smallest
Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic
Continents biggest to smallest
Asia,Africa, North & South America, Antarctica,Europe, Australia
Continents most populated to least populated
Asia,Africa,Europe,North America,South America, Australia
Lines that cross at some point
perpendicular
What do flags show about the culture/people they represent/ what is important to them
They show what a group of people believes in or celebrates, they also show culture or cultural traits.
