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REPRESENTING THE EARTH - Coggle Diagram
REPRESENTING THE EARTH
Geographical Coordinates
Imaginary horinzontal and vertical lines
grid-like system
Parallels (lines of Latitude)
Circle the Earth
parallel to the Equator
Is the longest parallel
Latitude
Is the distance in degrees from the Equator
North
South
Meridians (lines of longitude)
Run from North Pole to the south Pole
lines have the same length
Greenwich Meridian
Splits the Earth
Eastern Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
Longitude
Is the distance in degrees from Greenwich Medridian
East
West
GLOBES AND MAPS
Globe
Shows all the countries and oceans in the world
Shows the Earth as a tilted sphere on its axis
Maps
Is a representation of the Earth
Political Maps
Use the lines or colours
Show the regional or national borders of a land
Show capital or major cities
Physical Maps
Shows the natural features of a place
Mountains
Rivers
High elevations are brown
Weather Map
Show information about the
Temperature
Weather in the places
Using symbols and colours
COMPONENTS OF A MAP
Symbols
Represent different features on the map
Compass in one corner to indicate
North
South
East
West
Are explained in a key
Scale
Graphic Sacale
Inducates the relation between the distance on the map
the real distances in the world