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Basic Map Skills
Basic map Skills
Term | Definition |
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Absilute Location | The exact location of a place based on lat. and long. |
Cardinal Directions | North, South, East, and West |
Intermediate Directions | Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, Southwest |
latitude | Imaginary lines that run East and West meeting at the pole. (Measure North and South) South |
Longitude | Imaginary lines that run north and South meeting at the pole (Measure East and West) |
Equtor | The 0 degree line of latitude |
Prime Meridian | The 0 degree line of longitude |
Scale | Used to determine distances in either customary or metric units between places on maps |