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map skills-webster
Question | Answer |
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globe | spherical model of earth |
hemisphere | the half spheres of the earth. |
latitude | stacked rings north or south of the equator measured by parallels. |
longitude | location east or west of the prime meridan measrured by meridians. |
grid system | when lines of latitude and longitude cross each other |
absolute location | naming the latitude and longitude lines that cross eachother exactly at that place. |
great circle route | when your traveling along a great circle. |
projection | way of showing the earth on a flat piece of paper |
map key | explains the lines,colors, and sybols used on a map. |
geographic information system | computers with software programs |
cardinal directions | north,south,east,and west |
compass rose | all crdinal directions are shown an this. |
intermediate directions | northeast,northwest,southeast,and southwest |
scale bar | helps you determine the distace on a map |
scale | tells you what distance on the earth is represented by the measrurment on a scale bar |
relief | how flat or rugged the land surface is |
elevation | the heigt of an area above sea level |
contour | one line for each major level of elevation. |
location | serves as a starting point for directions |
place | includes features and characteristics that are shown in an area |
movement | the way people, ideas, and goods get around |
HEI | how and why people change their surroundings |
region | united by one or more common characteristics |
cartographer | the production of maps |
map | representation of the earth on a flat surface |