Ch 1 6th grade Mc Graw Hill Integrated Science -Mapping Earth
profile view
A drawing that shows an object as though you were looking at it from the side.
map legend
A key that lists all the symbols used on the map
map
A model of the earth.
Map view
Drawn as if you were looking down on an area from above Earth's surface
29 degrees N
New Orleans' latitude coordinate.
Map projections
One way to transfer features from a globe to a flat map.
Longitude
The distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian
Latitude
The distance in degrees north or south of the equator
International date line
The line of longitude 180 degrees east or west of the prime meridian.
prime meridian
The reference or starting point for time zones.
map scale
The relationship between a distance on the map and the actual distance on the ground.
time zone
an area on Earth's surface between two meridians where people use the same time.