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unit 1
vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Latitude | Imaginary horizontal lines running across the earth to measure distance from the equator |
| Longitude | Imaginary vertical lines running across the earth to measure the distance from prime meridian |
| Prime Meridian | Imaginary lines that run up and down the middle of the earth and divides east and west. |
| Equator | Imaginary lines along the middle of the earth and divides north and south |
| Parallels | Latitude |
| Meridians | Longitudes |
| Compress rose | Shows a direction from any giving point of the map |
| Map scale | How big or small the map is compared to actual area it represents |
| Cardinal directions | North East South West |
| Intermediate Directions | Northeast southeast Northwest Southwest |
| Inset Map | Smaller map featured on the same page as the main map |
| Map Title | Tells what the map is about reveals map purpose and content |
| Grid | North-South and East-West lines on a map that intersect that form a pattern of squares |
| Symbols | What maps use to represent the different features on the map |