Social Studies Vocab 1

main landmass of the globe; usually recognized as one of seven landmasses

• map

• continent

• equator

• hemisphere

the surface of the earth that is the northern end of the axis of rotation

• South Pole

• Prime Meridian

• equator

• North Pole

a map projection of the earth onto a cylinder

• Mercator Projection

• International Date Line

• Prime Meridian

• South Pole

a part of a map that shows the cardinal and intermediate directions

• legend

• map

• compass rose

• atlas

the imaginary line around the middle of the Earth

• map scale

• legend

• Prime Meridian

• equator

the line of longitude located at zero degrees

• Prime Meridian

• equator

• atlas

• compass rose

half of the earth south of the equator

• Northern Hemisphere

• Prime Meridian

• Southern Hemisphere

• International Date Line

a table on a map or chart that lists and explains the symbols used

• map

• atlas

• compass rose

• legend

a part of a map that compares distance on a map to distance in the real world

• equator

• legend

• map scale

• compass rose

a book of maps

• continent

• globe

• atlas

• latitude