Basic Components of a World Map

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Basic Components of a World Map
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Compass Rose

• Compass rose tells direction on a map.
• 1. Cardinal Directions
• N north S south
• E east W west
• 2. Intermediate Directions
• NW northwest
• NE northeast
• SW southwest
• SE southeast

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• Look for a compass rose, or a north arrow.
  Usually North is at the top of the map.

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Map KeyMap Legend

• Map Key explains symbols, lines, colors on a map.

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Scale

• A maps scale compares the distance on a map to
  the distance in the real world.
• Scale helps find the distance between two places.
• There are large-scale maps and small-scale maps.

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Hemispheres

• Hemi- means "half" and sphere means "globe."
• The earth is not really broken into halves, but
  there are imaginary lines used by people to
  divide the earth into different sections, called
  hemispheres. Just like with compass directions,
  these sections help to describe where you are on
  the earth.

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Imaginary Lines
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• Latitude-imaginary lines that run east and west
  around the earth.
• Equator- the beginning latitude line with a
  measurement of 0.
• Lines below the Equator are measured in degrees
  and said to be south of the Equator.
• Lines above the Equator are
  measured in degrees and said to be
  north of the Equator.
• The North Pole and the
• South Pole are the last latitude
  measurement. 90 degrees

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• Longitude- imaginary lines that run north and
  south around the earth.
• Prime Meridian- the beginning longitude line with
  a measurement of 0.

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• Lines to the left of the Prime Meridian is
  measured in degrees and said to be west of the
  Prime Meridian.
• Lines to the right of the Prime Meridian is
  measured in degrees and said to be east of the
  Prime Meridian.
• The International Dateline is the last longitude
  line with a measurement of 180 degrees.l

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• Latitude and longitude lines are used to help
  locate specific places on the earth.

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Oceans

• Arctic Pacific Atlantic Indian Southern

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Continents

• North America South America Europe Asia
  Africa
• Australia Antarctica