Vocab
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| Reference Map | A reference map is a map that emphasizes the geographic location of features.
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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 (GPS) is a space-based satellite navigation system that provides location and time information in all weather conditions
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| GIS | Geographic information system, or GIS, is a computerized data management system used to capture, store, manage, retrieve, analyze, and display spatial information.
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| Distance Scale | Length scale is a particular length or distance determined with the precision of one order of magnitude
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| Directional Indicator | A component of the average directional index (ADX) that is used to measure the presence of a downtrend.
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| Inset Map | A small picture, map, etc., inserted within the border of a larger one.
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| Legend | A table on a map, chart, or the like, listing and explaining the symbols used.
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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 at Greenwich, England
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| Equator | An imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles
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| Prime Meridian | The earth's zero of longitude, which by convention passes through Greenwich, England.
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| Northern Hemisphere | The half of a planet that is north of its equator
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| Southern Hemisphere | All or parts of five continents, four oceans and most of Oceania
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| Eastern Hemisphere | A geographical term for the half of the Earth that is east of the Prime Meridian and west of 180° longitude.
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| Western Hemisphere | A geographical term for the half of the Earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian
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| Continents | Any of the world's main continuous expanses of land
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| Map Grid | Lines on maps define the coordinate system, and are numbered to provide a unique reference to features.
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