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Maps! Latitude and Longitude Vocabulary!

See if you know the basics of finding places on the Earth!

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Prime Meridian0 point for longitude
Equator0 point for latitude
latitudethe parallel lines running across the globe
longitudethe up and down lines across the globe
Parallela line of latitude
Chocolateblood of the universe
meridiana line of longitude
Greenwich, Englandtown that the Prime Meridian runs through
Tropic of Cancer23.5' North Latitude
Tropic of Capricorn23.5' South Latitude
Direct Sunlight ZoneThe Tropics
Indirect Sunlight Zonefrom the tropics to the circles
Polar zonesfrom the circles
DoughnutsClose second to chocolate
66.5' N LatitudeArctic Circle
90' SSouth Pole
90' NNorth Pole
66.5' SUnclearctic circle. (Or something like that)
When the sun strikes the Tropic of CapricornWinter starts!
When the sun strikes the Tropic of CancerSummer starts!
Mercator MapsDistortion at the top and bottom
DistortionAll flat maps have some!
Topographic Mapsshow elevations with contour lines
Polar Mapspoles at center
Mercator MapsMost accurate at center to shapes
Legendwhere symbols are explained
scalerelates distances to true values
compass roseshows true norse (!)
contour lineslines of similar elevation
elevationbased on sea level
circles with lines pointing indepressions
symbolsstand for real items
globesmost accurate representation


8th Grade Science Teacher
Rushville Middle School
Lancaster, Ohio 43130, OH

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