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Maps and their VOCABULARY

Match the following words associated with maps to their descriptions.

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grid	a network of lines that form a pattern of crisscrosses that aids location
axis	the imaginary rod around which the earth turns
latitude	The distance measured in degrees north to south from the Equator to the earth's poles.
longitude	The distance measured in degrees east to west of the Prime Meridian.
cartographer	a person who makes maps
projection	the representation on a map of all or part of the earth's grid system
scale	the relationship between real size and size used on maps and models
meridian	another name for longitude
Prime Meridian	The line of 0 degrees longitude that passes through Greenwich, England
altitude	height above sea level
atlas	a collection of maps
climate	the kind of weather a place has over a long period of time
distortion	the inaccuracy on a map
parallel	imaginary line of latitude running in an east-west direction on a map
hemisphere	half a sphere