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khansen vocab list 1
khanson vocab list 1
Term | Definition |
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reference map | map that includes all possible correct relationships between a source system and target system |
thematic map | map that focuses on themes and topics |
gps | global positioning system |
gis | graphic information system |
distance scale | distance between two points on a map to the distance of the same points in full scale |
directional indicator | compass rose north,east,south,west |
inset map | a more detailed large scale map of a sertent area |
legend | key symbol or picture on a map |
latitude | the exact north-south position ofan object on the face of the earh |
longetude | the exact east-west position of an object on he face of the earth |
equator | imaginary line that stretches around the earth horizontally |
prime meridian | imaginary line that stretches from the north pole to the south pole |
northern hemistphere | 1/2 of the earth north of the equator |
southern hemistphere | 1/2 of the earth south of the equator |
eastern hemistphere | 1/2 of the earth east of the prime meridian |
western hemistphere | 1/2 of the earth west of the prime meridian |
continents | large areas of land that make up the land mass of the earth |
map grid | network of lines that form a grid of rectangular spaces on a map |