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Words from learning objective 1.1

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geographer   show
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scale   show
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space   show
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show an illustration of land or other geographic, political or historical features  
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show a map on which statistical info is shown in diagrammatic form  
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show a person who makes maps  
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show ways in which people, places, and characteristics are organized on the Earth's surface  
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reference maps   show
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thematic maps   show
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absolute location   show
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show the position of a place in relation to another place  
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show a way of representing the spherical earth on a flat surface  
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show a true conformal cylindrical map projection map projection, this projection is particularly useful for navigation because it maintains accurate direction. This projections are famous for their distortion in area that makes landmasses at the poles appear oversized.  
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Robinson Projection   show
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show a projection that is politically correct because Africa and South America are the correct relative size. Accurate area, inaccurate shape  
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Winkel Tripel Projection   show
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distortion   show
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clustering   show
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dispersal   show
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show height above sea level  
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show the distance that can be measured with a standard unit length, such as a mile or kilometre  
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relative distance   show
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show A thematic map that uses tones or colors to represent spatial data as average values per unit area.  
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show A map where dots are used to demonstrate the frequency or intensity of a particular phenomena  
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graduated symbol map   show
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isoline map   show
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mental map   show
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