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Geography
Basic Mapping
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cardinal directions | North, East, South, West |
| ordinal directions | Northeast, Southeast, Southwest, Northwest |
| hemisphere | half of the earth |
| longitude | lines running north and south on map that are used to measure the distance East or West of the Prime Meridian |
| latitude | lines running east and west on a map that are used to measure the distance North or South of the Equator |
| Prime Meridian | The line of ZERO longitude that divides the earth into an Eastern and Western Hemisphere |
| Equator | The line of ZERO latitude that divides the earth into a Northern and Southern Hemisphere |
| T in TODALSS | Title |
| O in TODALSS | Orientation |
| D in TODALSS | Date |
| A in TODALSS | Author |
| L in TODALSS | Legend |
| First S in TODALSS | Scale |
| Second S in TODALSS | Source |
| Another name for Legend? | Key |
| How do most maps show Orientation? | Compass |