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Ch 1 KI 1 Vocab

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show The science of making maps  
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show Two-dimensional representation of Earth's surface or a portion of it  
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Map Scale   show
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show A system used to transfer locations from Earth's surface to a flat map  
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Thematic Map   show
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Political Map   show
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Physical Map   show
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show The development and analysis of data about Earth acquired through satellite and other electronic information technologies  
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Geographic Information System (GIS)   show
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Global Positioning System (GPS)   show
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Remote Sensing   show
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show Community-based mapping, representing local knowledge and information.  
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Geotagging   show
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show a map that overlays data from one source on top of a map provided by a mapping service  
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Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI)   show
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Citizen Science   show
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Greenwich Mean Time   show
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show Arc that follows 180 degrees long. Crossing east moves clock 24 hrs, while moving west moves clock ahead a day  
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show Numbering system used to indicate the location of a specific parallels drawn on a globe and measuring distance north and south of the equator  
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show Number system used to indicate a specific meridian drawn on the globe measuring distance east and west of the Prime Meridian  
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Prime Meridian   show
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Equator   show
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Meridian   show
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show Circles drawn around the globe parallel to the equator  
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show Maps that use relative size of political units to convey a value.  
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Choropleth Map   show
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Dot Map   show
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show Maps in which the size of the symbol varies in proportion to the intensity of the mapped variable.  
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Isoline Map   show
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Mercator Projection   show
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Goode Homolosine (Interrupted projection)   show
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