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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Equinox | When the night and day is the same amount of time |
| Vernal Equinox | On March 21, it is when there is an equal number of hours of day and night due to the fact that the sun is directly over the equator |
| Summer Solstice | On June 21, it is the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere due to the fact that the sun is directly over the tropic of Cancer |
| Autumnal Equinox | On September 23, the sun is over the equator (same as the Vernal Equinox) |
| Winter Solstice | On December 22, the shortest day of the Northern hemisphere due to the fact that the Sun is directly over the Tropic of Capricorn |
| Map Scale | the relationship between a certain distance on the map and the distance on the ground |
| Scale Statement | a word statement giving a written description of the scale |
| Representative fraction | a ratio indicating how many units on the Earth’s surface equal to one unit on the map |
| Linear Scale | a direct measure of the distance over the ground represented by the corresponding distance on the map |
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