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| Distortion |
occurs when putting information on a two dimensional map |
| Distortion |
the further one goes from the equator, the greater the distortion on the map |
| Maps |
the basic tools that geographers use to convey information |
| Maps |
are used to determine some types of geographic phenomena |
| Fundamental Problem of Maps |
that when attempting to display a three dimensional object on a two dimensional object, paper, distortion occurs |
| Less Distortion |
larger scale |
| Scale |
the relationship of the size of the map to the amount of area it represents on the planet |
| Scale |
the dimension into which one renders the real world |
| Small Scale |
is more area in less detail |
| Large Scale |
is a smaller areas in greater detail |
| World |
smallest scale map |
| Three Ways to Write a Scale |
in words, with a line, or with a ratio |
| Latitude and Longitude |
grid systems that geographers set up, which are fictional lines that divide the Earth's surface to assist people in determining an exact location |
| Latitudes |
are parallel lines that run EAST/WEST on the surface of the Earth |
| Latitudes |
parallels |
| Equator |
line that runs in the middle of the Earth |
| Equator |
0 degrees latitude |
| Northern Hemisphere |
anything north of the equator |
| Southern Hemisphere |
anything south of the equator |
| 90 degrees |
highest degree of latitude |
| North Pole |
90 degrees north |
| South Pole |
90 degrees south |
| Longitudes |
are the lines that run NORTH/SOUTH |
| Longitudes |
meridians |
| Prime Meridian |
0 degree longitude line |
| Prime Meridian |
runs through Greenwich, England |
| Globe |
sphere made up of circles |
| Time zone |
15 degrees each |
| International Dateline |
about 180 degrees longitude |
| International Dateline |
zigzags through the Pacific due to the location of countries |
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