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18 Cards in this Set
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Meridian/Longitude
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lines on the map 🔼🔽
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Prime Meridian
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0° longitude 180° Longitude
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Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
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(universal time) matter reference of time for all points on earth
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International Date Time
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for the most part follows the 180° line of longitute. moves the clock 24 hours
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Mashup
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the practice of overlaying data from one source on top of the mapping services
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Geography
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The study of where things are found on earth's surface and the reasons for the locations
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Scale
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generally, the relationship between the portion of earth being studied and earth as a whole
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Parallel/Latitude
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P- a circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and at right angles to the meridians
L- the numbering system to indicate the location of a parallels ◀▶ |
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Remote Sensing
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the acquisition of data about earth's surface from a satellite orbiting earth or from another long distance method
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Equal Area Projection
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where relative sizes of the land masses on the map are the same as in reality
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Distortion
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where location, size, distance, etc..... on a map are changed and not as accurate
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GIS
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GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM. a computer system that does a lot with data
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GPS
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GLOBAL POSTIONING SYSTEM.
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Map
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a two-dimensional or flat-scale model of earth's surface, or a portion of it
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Cartography
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the science of mapmaking
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Large Scale
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the scale that's ratio is greater than 1:100,000
more detail |
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Small Scale
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a scale with a ratio less than 1:1,000,000
less detail |
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Projection
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the scientific method of transferring locations on earth's surface to a flat map
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