2021 Vocab 1.1

A map that shows cities and borders between states and countries on a map.

• political map

• physical map

• symbol

• latitude

shows the surfaces of the earth including landforms and oceans.

• political map

• latitude

• longitude

• physical map

shows what symbols on a map stand for

• symbol

• georgraphy

• physical map

• map key

An object that stands for something else.

• map key

• symbol

• compass rose

• geography

imaginary line at 0 degrees latitude, running east and west around the center of the earth

• longitude

• latitude

• equator

• prime meridian

imaginary lines running east and west around the earth. Also called parallels.

• longitude

• equator

• latitude

• prime meridian

imaginary lines running north and south, meeting at the north and south poles.

• longitude

• latitude

• compass rose

• geography

shows directions on a map

• latitude

• geography

• compass rose

• symbol

The study of the earth and how people use its resources.

• latitude

• longitude

• symbol

• geography

imaginary line northing north and south at 0 degrees longitude around the earth.

• latitude

• geography

• prime meridian

• longitude