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People can use maps or a globe to find a

community's location
In outer space, machines called ____________, take pictures that help locate communities.
satellites
Many drivers use a ________________ in their cars to help them find communities they have never visited.

GPS
What does GPS stand for?

Global Positioning System

What does the title of a map tell you?

what the map shows

Cardinal directions


North, South, East, West


(N, S, E, W)


Intermediate directions

Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest


(NE, SE, NW, SW)

Symbol (map key or legend)
Each symbol on a map stands for something
Grid maps

help you locate places on a map
Each grid is a pattern of lines that forms

squares

Each row of squares

has a letter

Each column of squares

has a number
How would use a grid map to find a place on the map?

You use letters, numbers, and squares on a grid to find a place on a map.

relative location

a description where a place is located on Earth
absolute location

exactly where a place is located on Earth

You can find the absolute location of a place

by using a globe or map
Lines of longitude or latitude

imaginary lines that can help you find the absolute location
The equator is a

line of latitude

The equator divides the earth into the

Northern and Southern hemispheres
The prime meridian is

line of longitude

The prime meridian divides the earth into the

Eastern and Western Hemispheres

The equator and the prime meridian divide the earth into parts called

hemispheres
A map scale

allows you to measure the real distances between places on a map
How do you measure the real distance between two cities on a map?


First, put a ruler just below the line on a map scale to find out how many inches long the line is.


Then, read the number on the map scale to tell how many miles 1 inch stands for.


Next, use the ruler to measure the distance between the two cities. Be sure your ruler touches both cities (dots).


Finally, do the math.



A political map

shows country and state boundaries or borders
A physical map
can show landforms (forest, valley, mountain, plain, desert) and bodies of water (river, lake, oceans).
A population map

shows the number of people living in certain areas.
Population


the total number of people who live in a place.



Lines of latitude start at zero at the equator and are numbered

in degrees north and south
Lines of longitude start at zero at the prime meridian and are numbered

in degrees east and west