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s.s. voc.#1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cardinal directions | one of the four priencipal directions on a compass: north, south, east, west |
| cartographer | a person who makes maps |
| elevation | the height of land above sea level |
| geography | the study of the earth and its land, water, and plant and animal life |
| globe | a representation of the earth in the form of a hollow ball |
| map | a representation,usually on a plane surface, of a region of the earth or heavens |
| physical map | map that shows the places people have created, such as cities or the boundaries of states and nations |
| scale | relationship existing between a distance on a map, chart, or photograph and the correonding distance on the earth |
| topography | physical features on the earth's surface such as mountains |