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Geography and Map Skills

These games involve terms related to the study of Globes and Map Projections, Building Map Skills, and Reading Graphs and Charts.

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hemispherehalf of a sphere
latitudedistance north or south of the equator
longitudedistance east or west of the prime meridian
keyunlocks information on a map
cardinal directionnorth, south, east, west
compass rosedirection indicator used on a map
intermediate directionnortheast, northwest, southeast, southwest
map scalea measures the distance found on a map
flow chartcombines elements of a diagram and a chart
Robinson Projectionsize and shape is good, with distortion near the poles
Equatordivides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres
Prime Meridiandivides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres
parallelscircle the earth and show latitude
meridiansrun north and south from pole to pole
political mapshows man-made features like countries or regions
physical mapshows natural features of the earth


6th Grade SS Teacher
Trickum Middle School

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