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12 Cards in this Set
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map
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two-dimensional representation of selected parts of the earth's surface
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globe
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three-dimensional representation of the earth
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projection
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way of drawing the Earth's surface by presenting a round Earth on flat paper
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absolute location
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a place's "global address"
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relative location
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description of an area
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global address
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coordinates or latitude and longitude
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coordinates
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two numbers that are a location's latitude number and its longitude number
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latitude
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horizontal mapping lines on Earth called "parallels" that measure distances north and south of the Equator
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longitude
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vertical mapping lines on Earth called "meridians" that measure distances east and west of the Prime Meridian
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Equator
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0° latitude; divides the world into northern and southern hemispheres
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Prime Meridian
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0° longitude;divides the world into eastern and western hemispheres
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International Date Line
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180° longitude
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