map skills-webster
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| globe | spherical model of earth
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| hemisphere | the half spheres of the earth.
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| latitude | stacked rings north or south of the equator measured by parallels.
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| longitude | location east or west of the prime meridan measrured by meridians.
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| grid system | when lines of latitude and longitude cross each other
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| absolute location | naming the latitude and longitude lines that cross eachother exactly at that place.
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| great circle route | when your traveling along a great circle.
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| projection | way of showing the earth on a flat piece of paper
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| map key | explains the lines,colors, and sybols used on a map.
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| geographic information system | computers with software programs
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| cardinal directions | north,south,east,and west
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| compass rose | all crdinal directions are shown an this.
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| intermediate directions | northeast,northwest,southeast,and southwest
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| scale bar | helps you determine the distace on a map
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| scale | tells you what distance on the earth is represented by the measrurment on a scale bar
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| relief | how flat or rugged the land surface is
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| elevation | the heigt of an area above sea level
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| contour | one line for each major level of elevation.
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| location | serves as a starting point for directions
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| place | includes features and characteristics that are shown in an area
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| movement | the way people, ideas, and goods get around
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| HEI | how and why people change their surroundings
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| region | united by one or more common characteristics
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| cartographer | the production of maps
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| map | representation of the earth on a flat surface
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