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Geographer's Tools
Ch 1.4
Term | Definition |
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Hemisphere | Each half of Earth. |
Key | The feature on a map that explains the symbols,colors,and lines used on the map. |
Scale bar | The feature on a map that tells how a measured space on the map relates to the actual distance on Earth. |
compass rose | the feature on a map that shows direction. |
Map projection | One of several systems used to represent the round Earth on a flat map. |
Scale | The relationship between distances on a the map and on Earth. |
Elevation | The measurement of how much above or below sea level a place is. |
relief | the difference between the elevation of one feature and the elevation of another feature near it. |
Thematic map | A map that shows specialized information |
technology | any way that scientific discoveries are applied to practical use. |
remote sensing | the method of getting information from far away,such as deep below the ground. |