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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| reference map | mapping that includes all valid relationships between a source system and a target system. |
| thematic map | A thematic map is a type of map or chart especially designed to show a particular theme connected with a specific geographic area |
| GPS | The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite-based navigation system made up of a network of 24 satellites placed into orbit by the U.S. |
| GIS | A geographic information system(GIS) is a system designed to capture, store, manipulate, analyze, manage, and present all types of geographical data. |
| distance scale | In physics, length scale is a particular length or distance determined with the precision of one order of magnitude. |
| directional indicator | Many technical traders will watch for the positive directional indicator to cross above the negative directional indicator to signal the beginning of an uptrend. |
| inset map | More detailed (larger scale) representation of a specific area on a map usually placed in an uncluttered portion of the same sheet as the smaller scale main map. |
| legend | a traditional story sometimes popularly regarded as historical but unauthenticated |
| latitude (parallels) | A circle of latitude on the Earth is an imaginary east-west circle connecting all locations having a given latitude. A location's position along a circle of latitude is given by its longitude. |
| longitude(meridians) | Angular distance on the earth's surface, measured east or west from the prime meridian at Greenwich, England, to the meridian passing through a position, expressed in degrees (or hours), minutes, and seconds. |
| equator | an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the parallel of latitude 0° |
| prime merdian | a planet's meridian adopted as the zero of longitude.. |
| northern hemisphere | the hemisphere that is to the north of the equator. |
| southern hemisphere | the hemisphere to the south of the equator. |
| eastern hemisphere | the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia. |
| western hemisphere | the hemisphere that includes North America and South America. |
| continents | any of the world's main continuous expanses of land. |
| map grid | A symbolized network of lines, or graticule, representing parallels and meridians or plane coordinates. |
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