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Road Scholar terms
Road Scholar terms: Student Created maps
Term | Definition |
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Map scales | The relationship between a distance on a map and the corresponding distance on the earth |
USGS topographic map symbols | Various pictures or symbols that represent things and landmarks on a map |
Distances | Tells about time indirectly in terms of reaching a particular place by a fixed scale ratio of Distances |
Azimuths | The azimuth of heading is the horizontal angle measured clockwise from a meridian line, which points toward true north. |
Bearings | A bearing describes a line as heading north or south, and deflected some number of degrees towards the east or west |
Public land survey system | A way to divide portions of land in the United States |