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Basic Map skills
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Absolute location | The exact location of a place on earth based upon a latitude and longitude |
| Cardinal directions | North south east west |
| Intermediate directions | Northeast Southeast Northwest and Southwest |
| Latitude | Imaginary lines that run east and west but measured in degrees north and south also called parallels |
| Longitude | Imaginary lines that run north and south meeting at the pool but also measured in degrees east and west also call Meridians |
| Equator | The 0° line of latitude |
| Prime Meridian | The 0° Line of longitude |
| Cultural geography | Human based aspects of the geography including language religion clothing technology and government |
| Physical features | Natural aspects of geography including landforms water with natural resources and climate |
| Political | The aspects of geography created by government and country |
| Legend | The part of the map that displays the symbols used within the map |
| Political maps | Maps that show boundaries such as country or state boundaries |
| Physical maps | Maps that show natural features and elevation of land |
| Natural resource maps | Maps that show natural resources |
| Economic Maps | Maps that show where various goods are produced |
| Scale | Used to determine distances in either customary or metric units between places |
| historical maps | maps that show how places have changed over time |