Elements of a Map

Elements of a Map

1. Globes: Is a three-dimensional, or spherical representation of Earth.

2. Map: two-dimensional, or flat, representation of Earth.

3. Map and Globe elements: title, symbols, labels, colors, lines of latitud, lines of longitud, a scale, a legend, a compass rose and a locator globe.

4. Latitud: imaginary lines that run east to west, parallel to the Equator .

5. Equator line: is the center line of the Latitud.

6. Longitud: imaginary lines that run north to south from the North Pole to the South Pole.

7. The prime Meridian: runs through Greenwich, England.

8. Hemisphere: is half of Earth.

9. Northern Hemisphere: entirely North America .

10. Western Hemisphere: is west of the prime Meridian. Most of America is in the Western Hemisphere.

11. Southern Hemisphere: most of South America.

12. Eastern Hemisphere: is east f the prime Meridian. Most of Africa is in the Eastern Meridian.

13. Climate: is the average condition of the atmosphere over a long period of time. It includes average temperature, average precipitation. And the amount of change from one season to another. There are four factors that affect region’s climate are latitude, elevation, prevailing winds, and ocean currents.

14. Weather: condition of the atmosphere at a particular time. It includes the temperature, precipitation, and humidity for a particular day of the week. Weather changes because of the air masses.

15. Word Climate Zones: 1. Polar 2. Subpolar zone 3. Temperate zones 4. Subtropical zone 5. Tropical zone 6. Equatorial zone.