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REPR OF SPACE VOCAB
REPR OF SPACE
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cartography | the science and art of creating maps |
| artifice | stratagem |
| tangible | that which can be seen and touched |
| scale | gradual system |
| map projection | representation of space using a grid of lines or tessalation |
| map grid | the net of longitudinal and latitudinal lines |
| latitude | distance from the Equator |
| longitude | distance from the line passing through Greenwich |
| curtilage | enclosed area with a dwelling and yard |
| sought after | popular |
| mercantile | commercial |
| not for nothing | not without reason |
| to equate | to equalize |
| to purport | to claim |
| to exaggerate | to overstate |
| to take at face value | to accept what you are shown as true |
| veracity | truth |
| disparity | differrence |
| beset with problems | ruined by difficulties |
| physical distorsion | tangible misrepresentation |
| equivocal | ambiguous |
| demarcate | delimit |
| aspiration | ambition |
| provisional | ephemeral |
| orthographic | correct representation |