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Words in Geography
| reference map | location of geographic area |
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| thematic map | type of map or chart to show a particular theme |
| GPS | Global Positioning Satellite |
| GIS | Geographic Information System |
| distance scale | a particular length or distance determined with the precision of one order of magnitude |
| directional indicator | a device that tells you where to go |
| inset map | a detailed map of a specific area or region |
| legend | a key to what the symbols or picture mean |
| latitude | a angular distance of a place, north to south of equator |
| longitude | a angular distance of a place, east to west |
| Equator | an imaginary line drawn in the center of the Earth |
| Prime Meridian | a planets Meridian as the zero of the longitude |
| northern hemisphere | hemisphere that is north of the equator |
| southern hemisphere | hemisphere that is south of the equator |
| eastern hemisphere | hemisphere that is east of the equator |
| western hemisphere | hemisphere that is west of the equator |
| continents | large land masses |
| map grid | a network of lines |