Geography and Map Skills Vocabulary
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| Absolute Location | The specific location of a place using degrees of longitude and latitude.
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| Cardinal Directions | The four main directions on a compass; north, south, east, west.
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| Compass Rose | Indicates the direction on a map.
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| Enviroment | The surroundings of a place; including: land, water, weather patterns, plants, animals.
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| Geography | The study of Earth's surfaces and the process that shape it.
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| Hemisphere | Half of the Earth; Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western.
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| Intermediate Directions | The directions made by combining two of the cardinal directions; northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest.
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| Latitude | How far south or north a location is from the Equator is shown by a line of latitude. These are horizontal lines also known as parallels. Separates the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
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| Longitude | How far east or west from the Prime Meridian is shown by a line of longitude. These are vertical lines know as meridians. Separates the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
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| Map Key | Shows the symbols and colors used on a map and what each one means.
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| Map Projections | Any method of taking the Earths curved surface & having to shrink or stretch areas to have fit best on a flat surface map Same Shape Maps Equal Area Maps and Robinson Maps Relative Location the location of a place in relation to another location or place.
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| Relative Location | The location of a place in relation to another location or place.
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| Scale Bar | Is used to calculate the distance between two points on a map.
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| Six Essential Elements of Geography | A method of categorizing and studying geography. Geographers have divided the study of geography into six essential elements: the world in spatial terms, places and regions, physical systems, human systems, and environment and society.
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