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Physical Maps
a rectangular flat map that features the natural geophysical features of the earth’s land mass, such as terrestrial elevations, plateaus, valleys, rivers and the like.
Physical Maps
Political Maps
a rectangular flat map that features the political boundaries of the different countries of the world.
Political Maps
Nautical Charts
a rectangular flat map that provide general indications of the ocean’s depth in fathoms and the characteristics of the sea bottom (sandy, coral, mud).
Nautical Chart
Flat Maps
do not give accurate distances from east to west or vise versa, sometimes greatly distorted.
Fathom unit of measurement of the sea depth.
One fathom equals 6 feetGlobe a sphere that shows either the geophysical features of the earth’s land mass or the political boundaries of the different countries of the world. The only truly accurate map
Circles
the circumference of the earth is divided into 360 degrees. Longitudes and Latitudes are separated by fifteen (15) degrees. Therefore a degree is the unit that measures distances between Latitudes or Longitudes.
Cardinal Points there are four cardinal points in a compass –North, East, South and WestLongitudes
are imaginary lines that stretching from North Pole to South Pole.Latitudes
Are imaginary lines stretching from the Prime Meridian West up to the International Date Line.
Zone is the area between two longitudes
Prime Meridian is the first meridian or the first
Longitude. Is also referred to as Greenwich Meridian
Time.International Date Line is the last meridian or where the +180 degrees and the -180 meet.
Equatoris the imaginary line that encircles the
middle (the waist) of the earth. It is equidistant from the North and South Poles.
Northern Hemisphere is all the area north of the equator
Southern Hemisphereis all the area south of the equator
Temperate Zonesare the areas between the North Pole
and the Tropic of Cancer and areas between the Tropic of Capricorn and the South Poles. Here the wind normally blows from west to east, and is called Temperate Winds.
Temperate Zones
Tropical Zonesare areas between the Tropic of Cancer
and the Equator in the north and between the Equator and the Tropic of Cancer in the South. Here the wind normally blows from east to west, and called Trade Winds.
Tropical Zones
Tropic of CancerAn imaginary line 23 degrees north of the Equator that encircles the earth.
Tropic of CapricornAn imaginary line 23 degrees south of the Equator that encircles the earth.
North Poleis the top of the earth. The true north. This is where Arctic is.
Magnetic Northis the direction all compasses point to.
South Pole is the bottom of the earth. This is where
Antarctic is.
Continents are large masses of land
Archipelago
a number of islands surrounded by water
Cape
a projection of land into water
Elevation
the height of land above the sea level
Islands
bodies of land surrounded by water
Isthmus
a narrow strip of land between two large bodies of water
Mountains
elevated terrestrial masses that are peaked and serrated
Plateau
Elevated terrestrial mass that is flat
Peninsula
Large projection of land into water
Volcano
Elevated terrestrial masses that spew lave and other material when active
Oceansare large
bodies of water. Oceans make up of 2/3 of the earth’s surface.
Bay
body of water that protrudes into land
Gulf
Large bodies of water that protrude into land
Fjords
Narrow inlets of sea between cliffs or steep slopes
Lakes
Bodies of water surrounded by land
Rivers
Streams of water that empty into the seas or oceans
Seas
Next largest to the oceans are the seas
Strait
Water passages between bodies of land
Scale
The comparative measurement on the map v.v. actual measurement
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