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What are maps? |
diagrams with symbols or pictures designed to show location and used by people in diverse disciplines to show the position and distribution of features. |
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What position and distribution of features can be seen in maps? |
-Landscape features -Geography boundaries -Cultural objects -Social, Political, or economic features -(population density, avg income, crime rates..) -Degrees of Hazard -Scientific data |
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How can you locate a point in the earth's surface with respect to another point? |
you need information as to direction, distance, and differences in elevation. |
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What are topographic maps? |
graphic representations of 3-dimensional geographic relationships of the Earth's surface. |
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what is axis? |
an imaginary line that the earth rotates
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what are the two points on the earth's surface where the axis emerges? |
the north pole and the south pole |
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when facing northeast it is found by rotating in how many degrees and in which direction? |
rotating 90 degrees in a clockwise direction |
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how is the direction in maps measured? |
its with respect to an arrow that indicates true north |
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what is the azimuth quadrant system? |
its a system of stating direction according to the # of degrees clockwise from north. |
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what is Compass Quadrant system |
a system that employs using terms like north, south.. |
