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Question | Answer |
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reference map | is a map that emphasizes the geographic location of features. |
thematic map | used to display data on a map |
GPS | Global Positioning System (GPS) is a space satellite -based navigation system that provides location |
GIS | lets us visualize, question, analyze, and interpret data to understand relationships, patterns, and trends. |
distance scale | he measurement of distances to things that are very far away. We have seen earlier some methods for measuring |
directional indicator | tells direction |
inset map | A small map set within a larger map. |
legend | the part of the map that tells you information |
latitude (parallels) | the horizontal line on a map |
longitude (meridians) | the long part of the map |
Equator | the center of the map |
Prime Meridian | the zero of longitude |
northern hemisphere | top have of the world |
southern hemisphere | lower have of the world |
eastern hemisphere | the right have of the world |
western hemisphere | the left have of the world |
continents | the 7 major land forms of the world |
map grid | the latitude and longitude of the world |