A visual explanation showing symbols and what they mean on a map

What's a physical map?

A map that shows the physical features of an area or place

What is a political map?

A map that shows countries, states, etc.. using colors to see them easier

The size of geographic features on a map compared to real world size

What are cardinal directions?

Directions that people use, North, East, South, West

What are hemispheres?

A half of the earth dividing the southern and northern parts of the world

What's a topographic map?

A map that has contour lines to show elevation of an area

What's the Prime Meridian

A line going around the world from north to south at 0° longitude

A spot that shows the north and south position of a coordinate

A line around the world dividing the north and south pole, at 0° latitude

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What is a legend?
A half of the earth dividing the southern and northern parts of the world
A visual explanation showing symbols and what they mean on a map
A map to show geographic features closer and clearer
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What's a physical map?
A map showing big areas on an a map
A map that shows the physical features of an area or place
A map that shows countries and states on a map like Japan
A map with physical things on it
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What is a political map?
A map to see political features clear
A line circling the world to separate the two poles of the world
A map that shows countries, states, etc.. using colors to see them easier
A figure on a map to show North, East, South, and West
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What's scale?
A line going around the world from north to south at 0° longitude
A coordinate that shows the east and west position of a coordinate
The size of geographic features on a map compared to real world size
A map showing countries, states, towns, geographic features in color
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What are cardinal directions?
Directions to different locations on a map
A map that shows directions to different landmarks and features
Directions that people use, North, East, South, West
A visual explanation showing symbols and what they mean on a map
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What are hemispheres?
Half the world showing different places and what features they have
A half of the earth dividing the southern and northern parts of the world
A map that has contour lines to show elevation of an area
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What's a topographic map?
A map showing the latitude and longitude of a map
A map showing topographical things on a map
A map showing different colors to represent different countries
A map that has contour lines to show elevation of an area
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What's the Prime Meridian
A line going around the world dividing north and south pole, at 0°latitude
A line going around the world from north to south at 0° longitude
A relationship of geographic features on a map compared to real world size
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What is latitude?
A spot that shows the north and south position of a coordinate
A spot that shows the East and West position of a coordinate
Coordinates making up the latitude of a map
A map showing latitude
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What's the equator?
A half of the earth dividing the southern and northern parts of the world
A line around the world dividing the north and south pole, at 0° latitude
A line going around the world from north to south at 0° longitude
A map showing the physical features of an area or place, like mountains

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