Geographer's Handbook L5

When creating maps, _ use a pattern of latitude and longitude lines that circle Earth.

• geographers

• cartographers

Cartographers have created _ to show the round surface of Earth on a flat piece of paper.

• maps

• map projections

• globes

Cartographers provide features to help users read _.

• books

• maps

There are different kinds of maps for different _.

• areas

• regions

• uses

There are many kinds of _ and other features on Earth.

• maps

• landforms

imaginary lines that circle Earth in east-west and north-south directions

• latitude

• longitude

• grid

east-west lines in the grid

• longitude

• latitude

• parallels

lines of latitude

• parallels

• meridians

north-south lines in the grid

• latitude

• longitude

lines of longitude

• parallels

• meridians