Maps are the basic tools of the travel professional. Without them, it is next to impossible to locate cities or countries one may have never heard about. Bienvenido G. Claravall.
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2. Physical Maps
a rectangular flat map that
features the natural geophysical
features of the earth’s land mass, such
as terrestrial elevations, plateaus,
valleys, rivers and the like.
6. Nautical Charts
a rectangular flat map that provide
general indications of the ocean’s depth
in fathoms and the characteristics of the
sea bottom (sandy, coral, mud).
8. Flat Maps
do not give accurate distances from
east to west or vise versa, sometimes
greatly distorted.
9. Fathom
unit of measurement of the sea depth.
One fathom equals 6 feet
Globe
a sphere that shows either the
geophysical features of the earth’s land
mass or the political boundaries of the
different countries of the world. The only
truly accurate map
10. Circles
the circumference of the earth is
divided into 360 degrees. Longitudes and
Latitudes are separated by fifteen (15)
degrees. Therefore a degree is the unit
that measures distances between
Latitudes or Longitudes.
11. Cardinal Points
there are four cardinal points in a compass –
North, East, South and West
Longitudes
are imaginary lines that stretching from
North Pole to South Pole.
Latitudes
Are imaginary lines stretching from the Prime
Meridian West up to the International Date Line.
12. Zone
is the area between two longitudes
Prime Meridian
is the first meridian or the first Longitude.
Is also referred to as Greenwich Meridian Time.
International Date Line
is the last meridian or where the +180
degrees and the -180 meet.
13. Equator
is the imaginary line that encircles the
middle (the waist) of the earth. It is equidistant
from the North and South Poles.
Northern Hemisphere
is all the area north of the equator
Southern Hemisphere
is all the area south of the equator
14. Temperate Zones
are the areas between the North Pole and
the Tropic of Cancer and areas between the
Tropic of Capricorn and the South Poles. Here
the wind normally blows from west to east, and
is called Temperate Winds.
16. Tropical Zones
are areas between the Tropic of Cancer
and the Equator in the north and between the
Equator and the Tropic of Cancer in the South.
Here the wind normally blows from east to
west, and called Trade Winds.
18. Tropic of Cancer
An imaginary line 23 degrees north of the
Equator that encircles the earth.
Tropic of Capricorn
An imaginary line 23 degrees south of the
Equator that encircles the earth.
19. North Pole
is the top of the earth. The true north. This is
where Arctic is.
Magnetic North
is the direction all compasses point to.
South Pole
is the bottom of the earth. This is where
Antarctic is.