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Mapping

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TermDefinition
Scale Model A representation of something
Isoline A line that connects points of value
Isotherm A line that connects points of equal temperature
Contour Line A line that connects points of equal elevation
Contour interval The difference in elevation between contour lines
Gradient Change in field value/distance
Topography The features of the land from above
Profile The side view
Latitude Runs East-West, measures North/South.
Longitude Runes North-South, measures East/West
Mercator Map Made all the parallels of latitude have the same length as the equator
Equator A line dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the parallel of latitude 0°.
Prime Meridian The line of 0° longitude, the starting point for measuring distance both east and west around Earth.
Tropic of Cancer/Capricorn 23.5 degrees N/S, The sun will be directly above you.
Artic/Antartic Circle 66.5 Degrees N/S, There is 24 hours of light followed by 24 hours of darkness.
Altitude The height of an object or point in relation to sea level or ground level
Polaris The North Star, 90 degrees above the north pole, 0 degrees in the equator
Oblate Sphere A sphere fatter horizontally (The shape of the Earth)
Relief 3 Dimensional Maps
International Date Line An imaginary line on the Earth's surface that is internationally agreed upon as the place where each new calendar day begins.
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) The yearly average (or 'mean') of the time each day when the Sun crosses the Prime Meridian
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