Map and Globe Vocabulary

Front

a spherical or ball-shaped model of the entire planet

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globe

Front

a flat drawing that shows all or part of the earth’s surface

Back

map

Front

the northern half of the globe between the equator and the North Pole

Back

northern hemisphere

Front

the southern half of the globe between the equator and the South Pole

Back

southern hemisphere

Front

the imaginary line of latitude that circles the globe halfway between the North and South Poles

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equator

Front

lines that run east to west on a map or globe that tell how far from the equator a place is.

Back

latitude

Front

lines that run from north to south on a map or globe that tell how far from the Prime Meridian a place is

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longitude

Front

0° longitude. Splits the Earth into Eastern and Western hemispheres.

Back

Prime Meridian

Front

half of a sphere

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hemisphere

Front

model of the Earth shaped like a sphere

Back

globe