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24 Cards in this Set
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plain
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large area of flat or gently rolling land
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parallel
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another name for lines of latitude.
lines that do not intersect |
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geography
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The study of the Earth (surface and the processes that shape it, the connections between places, people, environment
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compass rose
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map feature that usually shows the four cardinal directions
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scale
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the size of an area on a map as compared with the area's actual size.
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Equator
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imaginary line that circles the globe at widest point- zero degrees latitude- divides Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres
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distortion
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a misrepresentatioin of the true shape, map projections have distortion
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Northern Hemisphere
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All area of the Earth that is north of the equator
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globe
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a sphere shaped model of the Earth that shows the continents and oceans in their true shapes.
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projection
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a representation of the Earth's rounded surface on a flat piece of paper
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political map
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a map that shows man made features (cities, states, borders, roads, railways, etc.)
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cardinal directions
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one of the four compass points- north, south, east, west
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contiguous
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ajoining or touching
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meridian
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imaginary line that circles the globe from north to south, another name for line of longitude
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longitude
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imaginary lines also called meridians, run north and south from one pole to the other, measure distances east or west
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degree
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unit of measure used to determine absolute location, latitude and longitude are measured in these
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0 degrees
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absolute location of Equator or Prime Meridian
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latitude
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imaginary lines also called parallels, used to measure distance north or south of Equator
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Prime Meridian
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imaginary line of longitude, or meridian, runs through Greenwich, England. Zero degrees longitude
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cartographer
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mapmaker
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intermediate directions
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Southwest, northwest, southeast, northeast
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physical map
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maps that show natural features line elevation
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Southern Hemisphere
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Everything south of the Equator
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Greenwich, England
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city that the Prime Meridian runs through
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