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Location Vocabulary
Voc. words pertaining to map locations
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Reference Map | mapping that includes all possible valid relationships between a source system and a target system. |
| Thematic Map | Type of map or chart specifically designed to show a particular theme connected with a specific geographic area. |
| GPS | Global Positioning System: a global system of U.S. navigational satellites developed to provide precise positional and velocity data and global time synchronization for air, sea, and land travel. |
| GIS | A geographic information system integrates hardware, software, and data for capturing, managing, analyzing, and displaying all forms of geographically referenced information. |
| Distance Scale | length scale is a particular length or distance determined with the precision of one order of magnitude. |
| Directional Indicator | An instrument which displays heading transmitted electrically from a remote compass system. |
| Inset Map | More detailed (larger scale) representation of a specific area on a map usually placed in an uncluttered portion of the same sheet as the smaller scale main map. |
| Legend | he wording on a map or diagram explaining the symbols used |
| Latitude (parallels) | the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator, or of a celestial object north or south of the celestial equator, usually expressed in degrees and minutes. |
| Longitude (meridians) | the angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian at Greenwich, England, or west of the standard meridian of a celestial object, usually expressed in degrees and minutes. |
| Equator | an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the parallel of latitude 0°. |
| Prime Meridian | a planet's meridian adopted as the zero of longitude. |
| Northern Hemisphere | the hemisphere that is to the north of the equator |
| Southern Hemisphere | the hemisphere to the south of the equator |
| Eastern Hemisphere | the hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia |
| Western Hemisphere | the hemisphere that includes North America and South America |
| Continents | any of the world's main continuous expanses of land (Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, South America). |
| Map Grid | A symbolized network of lines, or graticule, representing parallels and meridians or plane coordinates. |
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