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21 Cards in this Set
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Globe
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Scale Model of the Earth
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Map
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Symbolic representation of all or part of the planet.
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Cartogropher
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Mapmakers
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Circle Route
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Traveling along a great circle route.
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Hemisphere
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One of the halves into which Earth is divded.
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Latitude
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Parallel
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Equator
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Zero degrees latitude
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Longitude
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Meridians
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Prime Meridian
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Zero degrees longitude.
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Absolute Location
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The exact latitude and longitude of a place.
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Northern Hemisphere
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Everything North of the Equator.
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Southern Hemisphere
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Everything South of the Equator.
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Eastern Hemisphere
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Everything East of the Prime Meridian.
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Western Hemisphere
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Everything West of the Prime Meridian.
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Compass Rose - Cardinal Directions
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North, South, East and West.
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Scale
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Shows the relationship between th model and the actual thing.
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Physical Map
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Shows the location and topography of the Earth's physical features.
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Topography
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Shape
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Relief Map
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The differences in elevation of landforms.
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Political Map
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- Political Map: shows the boundaries and locations of political units such as countries , states, counties, cities, and towns.
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Human-made map
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Determined by humans rather by nature.
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