Location Vocabulary Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Reference Map | A reference map is a map that emphasizes the geographic location of features. |
Thematic Map | A type of map or chart especially designed to show a particular theme connected with a specific geographic area. |
GPS | Global Positioning System (GPS) is a space-based satellite navigation system that provides location and time information in all weather conditions |
GIS | Geographic information system, or GIS, is a computerized data management system used to capture, store, manage, retrieve, analyze, and display spatial information. |
Distance Scale | Length scale is a particular length or distance determined with the precision of one order of magnitude |
Directional Indicator | A component of the average directional index (ADX) that is used to measure the presence of a downtrend. |
Inset Map | A small picture, map, etc., inserted within the border of a larger one. |
Legend | A table on a map, chart, or the like, listing and explaining the symbols used. |
Latitude(Parallels) | The angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator, |
Longitude(Meridians) | The angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian at Greenwich, England |
Equator | An imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles |
Prime Meridian | The earth's zero of longitude, which by convention passes through Greenwich, England. |
Northern Hemisphere | The half of a planet that is north of its equator |
Southern Hemisphere | All or parts of five continents, four oceans and most of Oceania |
Eastern Hemisphere | A geographical term for the half of the Earth that is east of the Prime Meridian and west of 180° longitude. |
Western Hemisphere | A geographical term for the half of the Earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian |
Continents | Any of the world's main continuous expanses of land |
Map Grid | Lines on maps define the coordinate system, and are numbered to provide a unique reference to features. |
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