| A | B |
|---|
| absolute location | exact position on earth |
| axis | imaginary line our earth rotates on |
| geography | "description of the earth" |
| globes | most accurate represention of earth |
| hemispheres | half of the earth |
| equator | divides the earth into N & S hemispheres |
| prime meridian | divides the earth into E & W hemispheres |
| cartography | map making |
| maps | flat representations of the earth |
| map distortion | all flat maps are inaccurate |
| map projections | Interrupted, Mollweide, Mercator and Robinson |
| TODALSIG | what a map must have |
| compass rose | shows all directions on a map |
| cardinal directions | N,S,E,W |
| intermediate directions | NE,SE,NW,SW |
| Never Eat Soggy Wheat | Or remember it as WE |
| compass | magnetic needle always points north |
| Scale | allows you to figure out distances |
| latitude | measure degrees N & S of equator (parallels) |
| longitude | measure degrees E & W of the prime meridian (meridians) |
| legend | key that explains map information |
| degree | is broken down further into minutes and seconds |
| time zones | earth is divided into 24 of them |
| international date line | depending on how you cross it, you add or subtract a day |
