Upload
marrim
View
68
Download
0
Tags:
Embed Size (px)
DESCRIPTION
Learning How to Read a Map . Holler for Mastro LLC http://www.hollerformastro.com Created by: Kasha Mastrodomenico 2011. Grid. the pattern of lines that circle the globe in east-west and north-south directions. Latitude. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Citation preview
Learning How to Read a Map
Holler for Mastro LLChttp://www.hollerformastro.com
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