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Reference Map   mapping that includes all possible valid relationships between a source system and a target system.  
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Thematic Map   A thematic map is a type of map or chart especially designed to show a particular theme connected with a specific geographic area.  
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Gps   is a space-based satellite navigation system that provides location and time information in all weather conditions, anywhere on or near the Earth where there is an unobstructed line of sight to four or more GPS satellites  
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Gis   is a system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present all types of geographical data.  
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Distance scale   he concept of length scale is particularly important because physical phenomena of different length scales cannot affect each other and are said to decouple.  
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Directional indicator   An instrument which displays heading transmitted electrically from a remote compass system.  
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inset map   more detailed 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   traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but unauthenticated.  
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latitude(parallels)   the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator, or of a celestial object north or south of the celestial equator  
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Longitude(meridians)   the angular distance of a place east or west  
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Equator   an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the parallel of latitude 0°.  
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Prime Meridian   a planet's meridian adopted as the zero of longitude.  
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Northern Hemisphere   the hemisphere that is to the north of the equator  
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Southern Hemisphere   the hemisphere that is to the south of the equator  
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Eastern Hemisphere   the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia  
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Western Hemisphere   the hemisphere that includes North America and South America  
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Continents   any of the world's main continuous expanses of land (Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America).  
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Map Grids   A symbolized network of lines, or graticule, representing parallels and meridians or plane coordinates  
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