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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| reference map | mapping that includes all possible valid relationships between a source system and a target system |
| thematic map | a type of map or chart especially designed to show a particular theme connected with a specific geographic area |
| GPS | Global Positioning System |
| GIS | Geographic Information System |
| distance scale | a particular distance determined with the precision of one order of magnitude |
| directional indicator | a compass |
| inset map | More detailed (larger scale) representation of a specific area on a map usually placed in an uncluttered portion of the same sheet as the smaller scale main map |
| legend | An explanatory table or list of the symbols appearing on a map |
| latitude (parallels) | the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator |
| longitude (meridians) | the angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian at Greenwich, England |
| Equator | an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the parallel of latitude 0° |
| Prime Meridian | a planet's meridian adopted as the zero of longitude |
| northern hemisphere | the hemisphere that is to the north of the equator |
| southern hemisphere | the hemisphere that is to the south of the equator |
| eastern hemisphere | the hemisphere that is to the east of the equator |
| western hemisphere | the hemisphere that is to the west of the equator |
| continents | any of the world's main continuous expanses of land |
| map grid | A symbolized network of lines, or graticule, representing parallels and meridians or plane coordinates |