Vocabulary 1.1

shows cities and borders between states and countries.

• political map

• physical map

• climate map

• vegetation map

Imaginary line running north and south around the earth. The zero degree longitude line

• symbol

• Prime Meridian

• map key

• physical map

shows the surface of the earth including land features and oceans

• political map

• physical map

• climate map

• vegetation map

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

• latitude

• longitude

• map key

• Geography

shows what symbols on a map stand for

• compass rose

• physical map

• map key

• symbol

compass rose

• shows the surface of the earth including land features and oceans

• an action or object that stands for something else

• an object that stands for something else

• shows directions on a map or globe

an action or object that stands for something else

• symbol

• Equator

• latitude

• longitude

 imaginary lines running north and south around the globe meeting at the poles

• physical map

• longitude

• Equator

• map key

Equator

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

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

• imaginary lines running north and south around the globe meeting at the poles

• shows directions on a map

imaginary lines circling the earth running east and west

• Prime Meridian

• latitude

• compass rose

• symbol