ch 3 Map types and uses

Front

What is the purpose of a map legend (or key)?

Back

To identify the meaning of symbols on the map.

Front

What is a circle that divides the globe in half or marks its circumference?

Back

Great circle.

Front

What are the lines that run east and west along the globe and use the prime meridian as a reference?

Back

Lines of longitude.

Front

What type of map projection is characterized by a cone shape?

Back

Conical projection.

Front

What type of map projection is characterized by a flat representation of the globe?

Back

Cylindrical projection.

Front

What type of map projection is characterized by a point of view from above?

Back

Azimuthal projection.

Front

What do lines of latitude measure?

Back

The distance north or south of the equator.

Front

What do lines of longitude measure?

Back

The distance east or west of the prime meridian.

Front

What is the equator?

Back

An imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

Front

What is the prime meridian?

Back

An imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.