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map and geography
location and distance
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| absolute location | the exact location of a place on earth based upon latitude and longitude |
| cardinal directions | north, south, east, west |
| intermediate directions | northeast, southeast, southwest, northwest |
| lines of latitude | imaginary lines that run east and west but measure in degrees north and south |
| lines of longitude | imaginary lines that run north and south but measure in degrees east and west |
| equator | 0 degree line of latitude |
| prime meridian | 0 degree line of longitude |
| scale | used to determine distances in either customary or metric units between places on a map |