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14 Cards in this Set
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structure |
man made |
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boundary |
a limit or border of an area |
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landform |
earth's structures-mountains, hills, etc. |
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symbol |
something used to represent something else |
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model |
a tool that allows a scientist to better understand objects and processes that they cannot control or sometimes even observe |
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scale |
helps measure the distance between two places-found on a map |
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cartographer |
a person who makes maps |
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grid |
a system of interlocking lines that form squares |
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key |
tells what the symbols on a map stand for |
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map |
a drawing of all or part of the earth's surface |
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What is a model? |
a 3-D representation of an object or process |
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When and where were map making techniques invented? |
in China, during the Middle Ages |
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Who calculated the distance around the Earth? |
Eratosthenes |
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What information should be included on a map? |
1. Scale 2. legend 3. compass 4. index 5. landforms 6. structures |
