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Location Vocabulary

Voc. words pertaining to map locations

TermDefinition
Reference Map mapping that includes all possible valid relationships between a source system and a target system.
Thematic Map Type of map or chart specifically designed to show a particular theme connected with a specific geographic area.
GPS Global Positioning System: a global system of U.S. navigational satellites developed to provide precise positional and velocity data and global time synchronization for air, sea, and land travel.
GIS A geographic information system integrates hardware, software, and data for capturing, managing, analyzing, and displaying all forms of geographically referenced information.
Distance Scale length scale is a particular length or distance determined with the precision of one order of magnitude.
Directional Indicator An instrument which displays heading transmitted electrically from a remote compass system.
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 he wording on a map or diagram explaining the symbols used
Latitude (parallels) the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator, or of a celestial object north or south of the celestial equator, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.
Longitude (meridians) the angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian at Greenwich, England, or west of the standard meridian of a celestial object, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.
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 to the south of the equator
Eastern Hemisphere the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia
Western Hemisphere the hemisphere that includes North America and South America
Continents any of the world's main continuous expanses of land (Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America).
Map Grid A symbolized network of lines, or graticule, representing parallels and meridians or plane coordinates.
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