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WGU IOC4 Module 8a Maps

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show Relief Map  
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Use contour lines or shading to demonstrate long-term weather conditions.   show
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Use contour lines and colors to demonstrate elevation. Include elevation data for artificial structures.   show
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show Political Map  
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Shows the roads, highways, and often distances between cities.   show
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show Cylindrical Projection  
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show Conic Projection  
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show Equal Area Projection  
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The first (cylindrical) projection map created in the 16th Century by Gerard Mercator. Preserved basic shape, but distorted the size increasingly towards the poles.   show
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show Robinson  
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show Mollweide  
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One of the four principal compass points north, south, east, and west; also called cardinal point.   show
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A graduated line, as on a map, representing proportionate size.   show
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show Physical Maps  
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The simplest solution to representing the world without distortion. Scale presents problems for anything beyond geo-positioning.   show
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The process of tracing the lines from a three dimensional object onto a two-dimensional surface   show
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show GPS, Satelite Cartography, Global Imaging, Google Maps  
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show Flat Earth Society  
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