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Term
Definition
Globe   a scale model of the earth  
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Map   a symbolic representation of all or part of the planet  
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Cartographers   map makers  
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Great Circle Route   traveling along a great circle  
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Map Protection   cartographers project the round earth onto a flat surface  
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Planar, Cylindrical, and Conic   three basic categories of map projections  
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Interrupted Projection   resembles a globe that has been cut apart and laid flat  
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Grid System   lines on globes and maps that cross each other to form a pattern  
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Hemisphere   one of the halves that the earth is divided by (4)  
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Latitude   circle the earth parallel to the equator and measure the distance north or south of the equator in degrees  
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Equator   0latitude from which other latitudes are calculated  
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Longitude   or meridians, circle the earth from pole to pole (east-west)  
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Prime Meridian   0 Longitude  
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Absolute Location   Every place that has a global address  
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Northern Hemisphere   everything north of the equator  
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Southern Hemisphere   everything south of the equator  
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Eastern Hemisphere   everything east of the prime meridian  
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Western Hemisphere   everything west of the prime meridian  
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Scale Bar   shows the relationship between map measurements and actual distances on earth.  
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Compass Rose   indicates directions  
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Cardinal Directions   north, south, east and west  
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Intermediate Directions   northeast, northwest,southeast, and southwest  
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Scale   a consistent, proportional relationship between the measurements shown on the map and the measurement of the earth’s surface  
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Relative Location   the location of one place in relation to another  
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Physical Map   shows the location and Topography  
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Topography   shape of the earth’s physical features  
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Relief- the differences in elevation, or height, of landforms   the differences in elevation, or height, of landforms  
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Elevation- height   height  
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Political Map   shows boundaries and locations of political units such as countries, states, counties, cities, and towns  
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Human-made   determined by humans rather than nature  
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Thematic Maps   maps that emphasise a single idea or a particular kind of information about an area  
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Qualitative Maps   maps that use colors, symbols, lines, or dots to show information related to a specific idea  
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Flow-line Maps   maps that illustrate the movement of people, animals, goods, and ideas as well as physical processes like hurricanes and glaciers  
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Tropic of Cancer   23 ½º N  
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Tropic of Capricorn   23 ½º S  
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