A | B |
Antarctic circle | 66 1/2 s |
Artic circle | 66 1/2 n |
axis | reference line in a grid system |
cardinal directions | north, south, east, west |
complex | complicated |
data | factual information usually numerical |
diameter | length of a straight line through the center of an object |
distortion | lack of proper proportion |
equator | 0 degrees 0 minutes |
hemisphere | half a sphere |
Lambert's projection | conical projection |
latitude | east to west lines on a map or globe |
longitude | north to south lines on a map or globe |
lowland | lands at or near sea level |
map key | map informatin and explanations are given |
map legend | same as map key |
Mercator projection | gives true representation of directions |
meridian | longitude lines |
metric | measurement based on decimal system |
north pole | northern most point of earth |
parallel | latitude lines same distance from one another |
ratio | relation in size or quantity |
scale | shows distance on map or globe |
south pole | southern most point of earth |
tilling | plowing |
Tropic of Cancer | 23 1/2 degrees n |
Tropic of Capricorn | 23 1/2 degrees s |
tropics | hot and humid most of the year |
upland | high land away from ocean or sea |
globes | small model of our planet showing land and water |