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Basic Map Skills
Basic map Skills
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Absilute Location | The exact location of a place based on lat. and long. |
| Cardinal Directions | North, South, East, and West |
| Intermediate Directions | Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest |
| latitude | Imaginary lines that run East and West meeting at the pole. (Measure North and South) South |
| Longitude | Imaginary lines that run north and South meeting at the pole (Measure East and West) |
| Equtor | The 0 degree line of latitude |
| Prime Meridian | The 0 degree line of longitude |
| Scale | Used to determine distances in either customary or metric units between places on maps |