Vocabulary
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| globe | is a scale model of the Earth.
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| map | is a symbolic representation of all or part of the planet.
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| cartographer | use mathematical formulas to transfer information from the three-dimensional globe to the two-dimensional map.
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| great circle route | traveling along a great circle.
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| map project | to create maps, cartographers project the round Earth onto a flat surface.
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| planar projection | a map created by projecting an image of the Earth onto a plane.
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| cylindrical projection | a map of Earth created by projecting Earth's image onto a cylinder.
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| conic projection | a map of the Earth created by placing a cone over part of an Earth model.
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| interrupted projection | resembles a globe that has been cut apart and laid flat.
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