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15 Cards in this Set
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Round model of the Earth
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Globe
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Size of an area a map compared with the actual size of the area
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Scale
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Misrepresentatino of the true shape on a map
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Distortion
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Representation of the Earth's rounded surface on a flat piece of paper
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Projection
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Map feature that usually shows the four cardinal directions
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Compass Rose
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One of the four compass points - north, south, east, west
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Cardinal Directions
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Section of a mpa which contains the symbols used on the map
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Key
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The study of places and landforms on the Earth
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Geography
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Invisible lines that circle the Earth from north to south
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Meridians or Longitude
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Invisible lines that circle the Earth from east to west
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Parallels or Latitude
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Parallel in the middle of the Earth that is 0 degrees and runs thru Greenwich, England
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Prime Meridian
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Unit used by geographers to measure location on a map
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Degrees
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Imaginary line that circle the Earth at it's widest point
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Equator
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To pinpoint --- location, geographers use latitude and longitude
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Absolute
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Region of flat land
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Plain
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