Mapping VocabularyRogich Earth Science

Instructions Make a 3 column chart Write the word in the slide heading in your first column Write the sentence provided for each term in the 2nd column Discuss the possible definition for this term Write the definition in the 3rd

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ELEVATION

• The elevation of Mount Charleston is 11,916 feet.

PRIME MERIDIAN

• The Prime Meridian is located at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England.

EQUATOR

• The equator runs through Africa in the Eastern Hemisphere

LONGITUDE

• The longitude of Pompeii is 14.48° east.

LATITUDE

• Mount St. Helens is at a 46.19° N latitude.

TOPOGRAPHY

• The USGS is responsible for measuring the topography of Mount Charleston.

LANDFORM

• The Las Vegas valley is a landform of the Mojave desert.

RELIEF

• The relief of Mount Everest is 12,000 feet above the Plateau of Tibet.

MAP

• I used a map to find out the quickest route from Las Vegas, Nevada to Boise, Idaho.

GLOBE

• My father gave me a globe of the Earth to study.

KEY

• I used the map key to find out where I could get food.

SYMBOL

• The symbol for a hospital is a H.

What is an elevation?

What is elevation?

• Elevation – the height above sea level

What is Prime Meridian?

What is Prime Meridian?

• Prime Meridian – the line that makes a half circle from the north pole to the South Pole, passing through Greenwich, England.

What is Equator?

What is Equator?

• Equator – an imaginary line halfway between the North and South poles that circles the earth horizontally.

What is Longitude?

What is Longitude?

• Longitude – the distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian

What is Latitude?

What is Latitude?

• Latitude – the distance north or south from the equator, measured in degrees.

What is Topography?

What is Topography?

• The shape of the land determined by elevation, relief, and landforms.

What is a Landform?

What is a Landform?

• Landform- a feature of topography formed by the processes that shape Earth’s surface.

What is a Relief?

What is a Relief?

• Relief- the difference in elevation between the highest and lowest parts of an area.

What is a Map?

What is Map?

• Map – a model of all or part of Earth’s surface as seen from above

What is a Globe?

What is a Globe?

• Globe – a sphere that represents Earth’s surface

What is a Key?

What is a Key?

• key – a list of symbols used on a map

What is a Symbol?

What is a Symbol?

• symbol – pictures used on a map by mapmakers to stand for features on Earth’s surface.