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16 Cards in this Set
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Georgraphy |
the study of Earth's surface |
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Latitude |
angular distance north or south from the equator to a particular location |
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Parallel |
line on a map that represents an imaginary east-west circle drawn on the earth in a plane parallel to the plane that contains the equator |
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Degree |
unit of measurement |
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Eqautor |
imaginary circle around the earth, halfway between the north and south poles |
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Longitude |
angular distance east or west from the north-south line that passes through Greenwich, England has a longitude of 0 degrees |
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Meridian |
circular arc (a great circle) of longitude that meets at north and south poles connects all places of the same longitude |
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Prime Meridian |
meridian that passes through Greenwich, England |
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Plain |
flat lands that have only small changes in elevation |
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globe |
a sphere on which is depicted a map of the earth |
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scale |
the ratio between the distance between two points found on the map as compared to the actual distance between these points in the real points |
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Distortion |
a change in accuracy of the shapes and distances of places |
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Projection |
representation of one thing onto another |
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Compass Rose |
a design on a map that shows direction - it points which way is north, south, east and west |
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Cardinal Direction |
one of the four principal compass points: north, south, east and west |
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Key |
small table accompanying the map that explains the symbols that are used on the map |
