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cartography
science of map making
conic projection
map projection in which the meridians converge at the poles;
the parallels appear as equally spaced, concentric curves
contour interval
difference in elevation between one contour line and the
next
contour line
line on a map connecting points with the same elevation
depression contour
contour line with short, straight lines drawn along the
inside of the loop pointing toward its center that indicates a depression
elevation
height above sea level
geomagnetic pole
point on the Earth’s surface above a pole of the Earth’s
imaginary internal magnet
gnomonic projection
map projection in which the parallels appear as unevenly
spaced, concentric circles, the meridians appear as straight lines radiating from a
central point, and all other great circles appear as straight lines
great circle
any circle that divides the globe in half
index contour
every fifth contour line on a topographic map that is printed
bolder for reference
latitude
angular distance north or south of the equator
legend
list of map symbols and their meanings
longitude
angular distance east or west of the prime meridian
magnetic declination
angle between the direction of the Earth’s geographic
pole and the direction in which a compass needle points
map projection
flat map that represents a three-dimensional curved
surface
mean sea level
point midway between the highest and lowest tide levels of the
ocean
Mercator projection
map projection in which the meridians appear as straight,
parallel, evenly spaced lines and form a grid with the parallels, which appear as
straight, parallel, and unevenly spaced lines
meridian
semicircle on the Earth that runs from pole to pole
meridian
any circle that runs east and west around the Earth parallel to the
equator
polyconic projection
map made by fitting together a series of conic projections
of adjoining areas
prime meridian
prime meridian
relief
difference in elevation between the highest and lowest points of an
area
scale
relationship between distance shown on a map and actual distance
topographic map
map that shows the surface features of the Earth
topography
surface features of the Earth
true north
direction of the geographic North Pole