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index contour
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A darker,heavier contour line that is usually every fifth line and is labeled by elevation.
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relief
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The difference in elevation between the highest and lowest points of an area being mapped.
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contour interval
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The difference in elevation between one contour line and the next.
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contour lines
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Lines that cannect points of equal elevation.
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elevation
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The height of an object above sea level.
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topographic map
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A map that shows the surface features of the Earth.
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remote sensing
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Gathering information about something without actually being nearly.
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aerial photograph
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A photograph taken from the air.
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azimuthal projection
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A map projection that is made by transferring the content of the globe onto a plane.
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conic projection
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A map projection that is made by transferring the contents of the globe onto a cone.
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Mercator projection
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A map projection that results when the content of the globe are transferred onto a cylinder.
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prime meridian
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The line of longitude that passes through Greenwich, England; represents 0 degrees longitude.
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magnetic declination
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The angle of correction for the difference between geographic north and magnetic north.
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latitude
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The distance north or south from the equator; measured in degrees.
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equator
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A circle halfway between the poles that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemisphere.
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true north
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The geogrpahic North Pole.
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map
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A model or representation of the Earth's surface.
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longitude
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The distance east or west from the prime meridian; measured in degreees.
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