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| Geography | The study of the earth's surface, climate, coninents, countries, people, industrys, and products |
| Longitude/ meridians | The imaginary lines that run north to south, or south to north |
| Scale | A series of steps or degrees, scheme of graded amounts, from lowest to highest |
| Distortions | Pulled or twisted out of shape, made crooked |
| Political Maps | Maps showing man- made things. Cities, Countrys, Capitals, etc. |
| The 7 continents | The seven great land masses on the earth |
| Prime Meridian | A meridian from which the longitude east and west is mesured |
| Compass Rose/Orientation | A graduated circle, usually marked in degrees, indicating directions. |
| Latitude/Parallels | The imaginary lines, also called parralels, that circle the earth east to west/ west to east |
| TODALSIGSS | Title, Orientation, Date, Author, Legend, Source, Index, Grid, Scale, Situation |
| Cartographers | A maker of maps or charts |
| Special Purpose Maps | Maps showing the religion, land use, population, etc. |
| The 4 Oceans | Four great bodies of water that cover most of the earth's surface |
| Legend | AKA, the key on a map that indicates certain symbols |
| Grid | Verticle, and Horizontal lines that show certain locations on a map |
| Map Projections | A mathematical formula which assists in representing the curved surface of the earth onto the flat surface of a map |
| Physical Maps | Maps that show natrural land marks, such as lakes, mountains, etc. |
| Gazetteer | A dictionary of geographical names |
| Equator | A imaginary circle around the middle of the earth, that runs east to west, or west to east |
