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Social Studies
Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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globe | is a scale model of the Earth. |
map | is a symbolic representation of all or part of the planet. |
cartographer | use mathematical formulas to transfer information from the three-dimensional globe to the two-dimensional map. |
great circle route | traveling along a great circle. |
map project | to create maps, cartographers project the round Earth onto a flat surface. |
planar projection | a map created by projecting an image of the Earth onto a plane. |
cylindrical projection | a map of Earth created by projecting Earth's image onto a cylinder. |
conic projection | a map of the Earth created by placing a cone over part of an Earth model. |
interrupted projection | resembles a globe that has been cut apart and laid flat. |