Vocabulary
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| reference map | the location of the geographic area for which census data and or tabulated and disseminated
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| thematic map | a map or chart especially designed to show a particular theme connected with a specific geographic areas
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| GPS | a worldwide MEO satellite navigational system formed by 24 satellites orbiting the Earth
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| GIS | geographic information system integrates hardware,software,and data for capturing,managing, analyzing, and displaying
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| Distance Scale | particular length or distance determined with the precision of one order (or a few orders) of magnitude
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| directional indicator | An instrument which displays heading transmitted electrically from a remote compass system.
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| inset map | representation of a specific area on a map usually placed in an uncluttered portion of the same sheet as the smaller scale main map.
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| legend | An unverified story handed down from earlier times, especially one popularly believed to be historical
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| latitude (parallels) | north-south measurement of position on the Earth
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| longitude (meridians) | Angular distance on the earth's surface, measured east or west from the prime meridian
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| Equator | An imaginary circle around the Earth halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole; the largest circumference of the Earth.
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| Prime Meridian | The zero meridian (0°), used as a reference line from which longitude east and west is measured
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| northern hemisphere | The half of the earth north of the equator.
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| southern hemisphere | outhern portion or half of the Earth
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| eastern hemisphere | a geographical term for the half of the Earth that is east of the Prime Meridian (which crosses Greenwich, England, United Kingdom) and west of 180° longitude
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| western hemisphere | The half of the earth comprising North America, Central America, and South America.
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| continents | The major land masses of the earth. According to tradition most people speak of seven continents on the planet.
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| map grid | a metal frame with bars across it
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