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18 Cards in this Set
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Globe |
a scale model of the earth |
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Grid |
imaginary lines running north-south and east-west on a globe |
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latitude |
east-west lines |
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parallels |
other name for lines of latitude |
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equator |
latitude line that is halfway between north and south poles 0 degrees latitude |
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degrees |
measure of distance between latitude and longitude lines |
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minutes |
smaller units than degrees for distance |
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longitude |
imaginary lines running north - south |
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meridians |
other name for lines of longitude |
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prime meridian |
0 degrees longitude/runs through Greenwich England |
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hemispheres |
two halves of the glove. Latitude halves are Northern/Southern Hemispheres. Longitude halves are Eastern/Western Hemispheres |
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Continents |
7 large land masses that make up the earth's land surface |
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Islands |
small land masses surrounded by water on all sides |
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map |
a flat diagram of the Earth |
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map projections |
different ways of showing the Earth on flat maps |
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Cylindrical Projection |
Wrap cylinder around earth True direction and shape Land size look bigger at poles Ex. Mercator Projection |
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Conic Projection |
Cone placed over globe Most Accurate for latitude distances True shape and size |
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Flat-Plane Projection |
Flat plane touching at one point on globe True direction Distorts shape
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