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Chapter 1
Map terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Map view | Drawn as if you were looking down on an area from above the earth's surface |
| Profile view | A drawing that shows an object as though you were looking at it from the side |
| Map legend | A key that lists all the symbols used on the map |
| Map scale | The relation between a distance on the map and the actual distance on the ground |
| Longitude | The distance in degrees west or east of the prime meridian |
| Latitude | The distance north of south of the equator |
| Time zone | The area on the earth's surface between two meridians where people use the same time |
| International date line | The line of longitude 180 degrees east or west of the prime meridian |