map/globe

map

a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation

globe

a sphere on which is depicted a map of the earth

projection

a systematic construction of lines drawn on a plane surface representative of and corresponding to the meridians and parallels of the curved surface of the earth or celestial sphere.

absolute location

the exact global adress

relative location

a point or place in relation to another point or place

global adress

the exact location in latitude and longitude

coordinates

Informal Directions

latitude

the angular distance north or south from the equator of a point on the earth's surface, measured on the meridian of the point.

longitude

angular distance east or west on the earth's surface, measured by the angle contained between the meridian of a particular place and some prime meridian, as that of Greenwich, England, and expressed either in degrees or by some corresponding difference in time.

equator

1.the great circle of the earth that is equidistant from the North Pole and South Pole.
2. a circle separating a surface into two congruent parts.

Prime Meridian

the meridian running through Greenwich, England, from which longitude east and west is reckoned.

Internation Date Line

a theoretical line following approximately the 180th meridian, the regions to the east of which are counted as being one day earlier in their calendar dates than the regions to the west.