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19 Cards in this Set
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projection
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in mapmaking, a way of drawing the round earth on a flat surface
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hemisphere
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one half of the globe
equator - north and sourh Prime Meridian - east/west |
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latitude
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location north or south of the equator - measured in degrees using imaginary lines
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longitude
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location east or west of prime meridian - measured in degrees using imaginary lines
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grid system
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network of imaginary lines on earth's surface - lattitude and longitude lines crisscrossing
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absolute location
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exact position of a place on earth's surface
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great circle route
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ship or airplane route following a great circle, shortest distance between 2 points
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key
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on a map - explanation of the symbols used
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cardinal direction
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basic directions - north, south, east, west
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compass rose
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device drawn on a map to show directions
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intermediate direction
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any directions between the cardinal directions - northest, southwest examples
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scale bar
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on a map, a divided line showing the map scale- usually in feet, mile, km
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scale
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relationship between distance on a map - actual distance on the earth
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relief
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differences in height in a landscape; how flat or rugged the surface
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elevation
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height above sea level
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contour line
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on a contour map, line connecting all points at same elevation
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elevation profile
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cut away diagram showing changes in elevation
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population density
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average number of people living in a square mile or km
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climate region
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a broad area of earth with the same climate
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