TCI Ch. 12 Vocab

Front

Precise point of a place on Earth

Back

absolute location

Front

Location of a place in relation to another.

Back

relative location

Front

Change in shape, size, or position of a place on a map

Back

distortion

Front

Imaginary line from North to South Pole through Earth's center

Back

axis

Front

Diagram on a map showing directions (N, S, E, W)

Back

compass rose

Front

Line of latitude circling Earth midway between poles

Back

equator

Front

One half of a sphere. Earth can be divided into eastern and western or northern and southern _________.

Back

hemisphere

Front

Directions on a compass rose between cardinal directions.

Back

intermediate directions

Front

Main compass directions: north, south, east, west

Back

cardinal directions

Front

Another name for map legend

Back

map key