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Map skills
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| relative location | a location stated in terms of its distance and direction from another location used to indicate a place's location in lagers context |
| absolute location | reference a location on earth's surface based on specific geographic coordinates such as longitude and latitude |
| lines of longitude | imaginary lines called meridians that runs from the north pole to the south pole |
| lines of latitude | imaginary lines called parallels that are measured north and south of the equator |
| equator | an imaginary line at 0 degrees |
| compass rose | a navigation tool for finding directions using the immediate direction of north east north west south east south west as geographic points |
| scale | a map scale that refers to the relationship between the distance on a map and the corresponding distance on the ground for example 1 cm on the map = 1 mile on the ground |
| legend | a visual explanation of the symbols of the map the legend will reflect the type of map being used |
| cartographer | a person who draws or produces a map |
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