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Learn about map elements like title, compass rose, legend, latitude and longitude, equator, prime meridian, and hemispheres.
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Warm-Up 8/9/2016 Make sure you have gotten an Opening and Closing sheet from me when you walked in. Complete the “Opening” portion of the worksheet. You will complete the “Closing” portion at the end of class and we will discuss it then.
Map Elements Entry • You will set up your first entry like the following page!
1. Title • Tells what the map is about.
2. Compass Rose • helps locate directions on a map. North South East West
Religions Legend 3. Map Legends • The key to unlocking the secrets of a map. Objects or colors in the legend represent something on the map.
4. Latitude and Longitude • The earth is divided into lots of lines called latitude and longitude.
Longitude lines run north and south. • Latitude lines run east and west. • Latitude lines are measured in degrees north and south • Longitude lines are measured in degrees east and west
Equator • The equator is 0 degree latitude. • It is an imaginary belt that runs halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole. Equator
P R I M E M E R I D I A N Prime Meridian • The prime meridian is 0 degrees longitude. This imaginary line runs through the United Kingdom, France, Spain, western Africa, and Antarctica.
5. Hemispheres • By using the equator and prime meridian, we can divide the world into four hemispheres, north, south, east, and west.