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CH 1 Earth Science
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map projection | drawing of Earth's surface, or part of it, on a flat surface |
parallel | horizontal line on a map or globe that circles Earth from East to West at intervals starting at the equator |
latitude | distance in degrees North or South of the equator |
meridian | line on a map or globe running from the North Pole to the South Pole along Earth's surface |
longitude | measurement in degrees East or West of the Prime Meridian |
scale | feature that relates distances on a map to actual distances on Earth's surface |
legend | list of map symbols and their meanings |
elevation | height of a point on Earth above or below sea level |
topography | general form and shape of the land on Earth's surface |
contour line | line drawn on a map that connects all points having the same elevation |
contour interval | difference in elevation between one contour line and the next |
symbol | drawing on a map that represents a real object |