Geography Snack Stac
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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| reference map | a highly generalized map designed to show general spatial properties of features
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| thematic map | a type of map or chart especially designed to show a particular theme connected with a specific geographic area
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| GPS | (Global Positioning System) an electronic system that uses satellites to determine the position of a vehicle, people, places, etc.
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| GIS | (Geographic Information System) lets us visualize, question, analyze, interpret, and understand data to reveal connections, patterns, and trends.
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| distance scale | a scale that tells the distance between two places or objects.
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| directional indicator | an instrument which displays heading transmitted electronically from a remote to a compass system
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| insert map | an insert of a map
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| legend | a key to what the symbols, colors, or pictures in a map mean
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| latitude (parallels) | imaginary lines that circle the earth and are parallel to the equator
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| longitude (meridians) | imaginary lines that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole and are parallel to the prime meridian
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| eqautor | an imaginary line drawn around the earth, dividing it into northern and southern hemisphere.
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| Prime Meridian | the imaginary line from the North Pole to the South Pole that passes through Greenwich in England
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| northern hemishpere | the hemisphere that is to the north of the equator
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| southern hemishphere | the hemisphere that is to the south of the equator
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| eastern hemisphere | the eastern part of the earth (including Asia, Africa, Australia, and Europe)
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| western hemisphere | the western part of the earth (including North/South America, their islands, and the surrounding waters)
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| continents | one of the main landmasses of the globe (Europe, Asia, Africa, North/South America, Australia, and Antarctica)
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| map grid | a symbolized network of lines representing parallels and meridians or plane coordinates
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