Geography #1

Map

a way of drawing the Earth's surface by presenting a round earth on a flat paper

Globe

a three dimemntional represation of earth

Projection

the act of reproducing on a surface, by optical means, a remote image on a film, slide, etc.

Absolute Location

its global address

Relative Location

a place in relation to another a place

Global Address

the coordinates of a place

Coordinates

N,S,E,W

Latitude

Divides he world into: northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere
Goes around the world from east to west
"Parallels"
Equator

Longitude

Prime Meridian
Divides world into: eastern hemisphere and western hemisphere
Cover the world: run north and south

Equator

0 degress latitude

Prime Meridian

0 degress longitude

International Date Line

180 degress longitude