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What Is Cardinal Direction?
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One of the four compass points; North, South, East, and West!
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What is Compass Rose?
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A map feature that usually shows the four cardinal directions!
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What is Degree?
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A unit of measure used ti deternube absolute location; on globes and maps, latitude and longitude are measured in degrees!
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What is Distortion?
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A misrepresentation of the true shape; each map projection used by a cartographer produces some distortion!
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What is the Equator?
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An imaginary line that circles the globe at its widest point (halfway between the norht and south poles) Diciding earth into 2 half's called hemispheres!
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What is Geography?
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The study of earths surface and the processes that shap it, the connection between places, and the rekationships between people and their environment!
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What is a Globe?
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A round model of earth that shows the continents and oceans in their true shapes!
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What is the Key?
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The section of a map that explains the symbols for the map features; also called a legend!
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What is Latitude?
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THe series of imaginary lines, also called parallels, that circle earth parallel to the equator; used to measure a distance north or south of the equator in degrees!
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What is longitude?
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The series of imaginary lines, also called meridians that run north and south from one pole to the other, used to measure a distance east or west of the prime meridian in degrees!
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What is the meridian?
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An imaginary line that circles the glove from north to south and runs through both the north and south poles!
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What is Parallel?
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IN geography, any of the imaginary lines that circle earth parallel to the equator!
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What is plain?
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A large area of flat or gently rolling land usually without many trees!
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what is the Prime meridian?
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An imaginary line of longitude, or meridian, that runs from the North pole to the south pole through through greenwich, england!
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What is a Projection?
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A representaion of the earths rounded surface on a flat piece of paper!
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