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19 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Cardinal directions
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North, South, East and West
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Compass rose
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A symbol showing the cardinal directions
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Distortion
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How the accuracy of shapes on a map is changed
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Equator
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Divides the Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere
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Geography
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The study of the Earth and its people
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GPS
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Global Positioning System uses satellites to determine an exact location on Earth
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GIS
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Geographic Information Systems collects, gathers, stores and analyzes geographic data
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HEI
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How people interact with their natural surroundings
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Key/Legend
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Explains the symbols, colors and lines on the map.
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Parallels
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Imaginary lines that run east to west across the globe
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Location
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Describes the exact location of a geographic feature
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Meridians
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Imaginary lines that run north to south along the globe
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Movement
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How people, goods, and ideas are transported from place to place
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Place
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The physical and human features of a place
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Prime Meridian
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Divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres
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Projection
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An image of a globe flattened onto a piece of paper
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Region
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Large areas that have common characteristics
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Symbols
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Drawings used on maps that represent places or objects
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Scale
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The size of the map compared to the size of the actual land surface
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