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| cartographer | one who makes maps |
| contour interval | difference in elevation of consecutive contour lines |
| contour lines | lines on a map showing elevation |
| equator | line of latitude at 0 degrees |
| false-color image | image assigning colors to light wavelengths (helps clarify mapswith areas of similar wavelengths) |
| hemisphere | one of four quartiles of earth N,S,E,W |
| latitude | East-West running lines that are parallel the equator |
| longitude | North-South running lines that reach from pole to pole (prime meridian) |
| magnetic declination | angle that compass needle is different from true north |
| map | 2-D representation of Earth's surface |
| map scale | the comparison of distance units on a map vs. real terrain |
| prime meridian | line of longitude at 0 degrees |
| projection | the spherical earth on a flat map |
| radar | system for measuring location and shape with electromagnetic waves |
| slope | the steepness of a landscape |
| topographic map | map that shows surface features of elevation |
| topography | natural and human made features of an area with regard to elevation |
