World Geo SnackStack
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| reference map | map that includes all possible valid relationships between a source system and a target system
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| thematic map | a type of map or chart especially designed to show a particular theme connected with a specific geographic area
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| GPS | Global Positioning System
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| GIS | Geographic Information System
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| distance scale | a type of map or chart especially designed to show a particular theme connected with a specific geographic area
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| directional indicator | a compass that assists an airplane pilot in flying a predetermined course by direct reading and comparison of two indicators
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| 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
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| legend | An explanatory table or list of the symbols appearing on a map or chart
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| latitude (parallels) | the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator
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| longitude (meridians) | the angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian
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| Equator | an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres
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| Prime Meridian | The zero meridian (0°), used as a reference line from which longitude east and west is measured
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| northern hemisphere | the hemisphere that is to the north of the equator
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| southern hemisphere | the hemisphere that is to the south of the equator
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| eastern hemisphere | the half of the Earth that is east of the Prime Meridian
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| western hemisphere | the half of the Earth that is west of the Prime Meridian
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| continents | One of the principal land masses of the earth, usually regarded as including Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America
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| map grid | A symbolized network of lines, or graticule, representing parallels and meridians or plane coordinates
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