Learning How to Read a Map

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Created by: Kasha Mastrodomenico2011

Gridthe pattern of lines that circle the globe in

east-west and north-south directions

Latitudeimaginary east-west lines in the grid

measuring the distance north and south of the equator

Equatorimaginary line that circles the globe halfway

between the North and South Poles

Parallelslines of latitude; always parallel to the equator

Degreesmeasures the distance of parallels from the equator or the

distance of meridians from the Prime Meridian.

Longitudeimaginary North-South lines that pass through the poles.

They measure distance east and west of the prime meridian

Prime meridianimaginary line that represents 0 longitude

Meridianslines of longitude that measure East to West of the Prime

Meridian

Compass Rosehas arrows that point to all four principal directions

Absolute locationexact spot found by using latitude and longitude

Legend(key) explains what the symbols on the map represent