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20 Cards in this Set
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The location of a place compared to another place
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relative location
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The problem with putting a round globe on a flat map
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distortion
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What part of the map tells us absolute location?
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the map grid
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Give 2 examples of absolute location
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mad/globe grid, street address
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What is the fancy-pants word for grid lines that run from pole to pole?
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Longitude
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What is the fancy-pants term for lines that measure north and south on the global grid?
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Latitude
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What is an example of a latitude line?
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The equator
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What causes Earth's seasons?
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the tilt of the earth
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What part of a map tells us what it is about?
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the title
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What does a compass rose do?
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Show us which direction to go in, which way is north, south, east, west.
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What is a map scale used for?
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It tells you distance.
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What part of a map tells us what the symbols mean?
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Map Legend
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Show title, map grid, map scale, compass rose, map legend on a map
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show
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What is the prime meridian?
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0 degree longitude
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What is the international date line?
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180 degrees longitude = longitude line halfway around the world from the prime meridian (0). If go west = forward a day; go east = back a day.
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Name two continents that are totally in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Australia, Antartica
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Name two continents that are totally in the Western Hemisphere
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North America, South America
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What is the most important line of latitude?
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Equator - 0 degrees latitude
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What is the most important line of longitude?
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Prime Meridian - 0 degrees longitude
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Name two reasons why the number 23-1/2 is important.
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- Degrees earth is tilted on its axis so we have seasons due to the different amount of sunlight.
- Marks the Tropic of Cancer (23.5 N) and the Tropic of Capricorn (23.5 S) - because of the earth's tilt, areas between these latitudes receive direct sunlight all year round. |
