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Unit One: Map Review

This activity will serve as a review for your test on Tuesday, September 25. Good luck and Have fun. Remember, those people with winning scores will be handsomely rewarded!!!!

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ProjectionIn mapmaking, a way of drawing the round Earth on a flat surface
LongitudeLocation east or west of the prime Meridian, measured by imaginary lines numbered in degrees east or west
KeyOn a map, an explaination of the symbols used
AxisThe horizontal or vertical line of measurement on a graph
Circle Graphround or pie-shaped graph showing how a whole is divided
Hemisphereone-half of the globe
Absolute LocationThe exact postion of a place on the earth's surface
Cardinal directionsN, S, E, W
Bar Graphgraph in which vertical or horizontal bars represent quantities
Pictographgraph in which small symbols represent quantities
LatitudeLocation north or south of the Equator measured by imaginary lines numbered in degrees north or south
Relative locationThe position of a place on the earth's surface in relation to another place
intermediate directionsNW, NE, SW, SE
Line Graphgraph in which one or more lines connect dots representing changing quantities
Compass Rosedevice drawn on maps to show the direction
Tropic of Cancer23 1/2 degrees north of the equator
Tropic of Capricorn23 1/2 degrees south of the equator
Pangeaall 7 continents combined to form one super continent called this
phyiscal mapmap that shows physical features such as mountians and rivers
political mapmaps that show human made divisions of countries or regions
contour mapmap that shows elevation
special mapshows cultural features, historical changes, unique physical features, population, or climates

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