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Question	Answer
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